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>> no. >> it came from the bathroom in the upstairs bedroom where margarette eby was found. >> mm-hmm. >> the house that you said you had never been in. so, right now, jeff, theres no question that youre the person thats responsible. the question that needs to be answered is why and what can we do to help you? >> well, there is no why, cause i didnt do it. i just need to see an attorney now, because i know i didnt do anything, and i need to -- >> when gorton asked for a lawyer, the interview sto...

Investigators also found evidence of sexual assault. but at the time, dna testing was still in its infancy. >> in 1986, we werent even online. our state was not doing dna testing. although it was beginning to be done in other places, there were only a few select laboratories that did it, and it was a very, very expensive process. >> but by the time nancy ludwig was murdered, dna testing was routine. and to the surprise of investigators, dna testing proved what margarette ebys son knew instinctiv...

Helbles home around the time of his murder. based on the position of the body, prosecutors believe rich killed helble after he fell asleep in the living room watching tv. the motive was apparently money. rich wanted to sell helbles gun collection for either cash or drugs. the shooting may have agitated helbles dog. [ dog barking ] >> to stop the barking, rich put keisha in helbles van, then drove her several miles away before letting her out in a strange neighborhood. little did he realize that ...

And he takes a trip down to southern california. >> as detectives look through the evidence, they noted there was a tiny speck of blood under helenas fingernail. at the time, far too small for dna testing. had forensic science advanced to the point that it could identify a speck of blood almost too small to see? for 13 years, the murder of ! [ female announcer ] charmin ultra strong has a duraclean texture and its four times stronger than the leading bargain brand. enjoy the go with charmin ul...

Semiautomatic pistol to pay off a drug debt, but by this time, a year later, he no longer had the gun. investigators then located a second man rich visited on that trip who still had in his possession a box of ammunition rich had sold to him. inside the box, investigators found several short black and white hairs. microscopic analysis confirmed that the hairs were from an animal, but there were no roots attached, so nuclear dna testing was impossible. but they were able to extract mitochondrial ...

Using a two-point laser, he marked the center of the bullet hole and then followed the bullets path. it showed that the shooter was firing from a standing position. >> clearly few people shoot holding the gun up over their head, and if you realize their body was interposed between that, we only have a few feet to deal with. so it cant be a standing man, for example. it could be a collapsed man or a person nearly down on the floor. >> next, ballistics experts examined the bullet fragment found on...

Incriminating evidence against jim meadow during tammy tatums murder investigation. >> he was one of the witnesses that provided information about seeing tammy with bruises and the black eye and some of the violence that was involved between jim and tammy. >> gaytan knew jim meadow since the two attended the same drug and alcohol rehab center. was it possible that gaytan was involved in tammys murder? ten years after renee dulanys sexual assault the dna testing identified rudy gaytan as her ra...

Sweatshirt, jeans, socks, shoes and underwear, and theyre all consistent with a male of brandons build, and theres blood thats evident on these clothes. >> dna testing of the blood on brandons clothes revealed it was devon guzmans. >> it is direct evidence that shows that the husband, brandon bloss, had contact with this victim and when she was bleeding. you know, its tough to explain that one. >> brandon bloss and michelle hetzel were arrested and charged with first-degree murder. t no d. theyr...

There would be nothing left to test later when dna testing improved. >> there was clearly probable cause to arrest jim meadow, but there wasnt enough evidence to convict him. >> although no other suspect surfaced, prosecutors chose not to charge jim meadow with tammys murder, and the case went cold. >> i thought he was getting away with murder, but i didnt think hed get away with it forever. >> then three years later, just one mile away, police received this 911 call. >> someone just left my hou...

Urine was found in the snow near the fire. forensic scientists gathered the sample for dna testing. but since the urine was mixed with snow, it was difficult to isolate any cells for analysis. >> we were told there were so few cells in interest that were capable of extraction waits no the feasible. >> months went by. and the fires continued. the task force was no closer to identifying a suspect. >> there was a concern that there were more occupied dwelling thats were being targeted. and i mean a...