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>> i think it was very crucial. it was a pretty good circumstantial placement of the shoes at the scene of the crime leading away from the crash site. >> lastly, scientists found tiny spatters of blood on the garage wall. >> and they also found bloody towels hidden in the chimney. dna testing identified the blood as michelles. based on the forensic evidence, prosecutors now had a pretty good idea what happened on the night of michelles murder. >> quite simply, he is just a coward. bottom line. o...

But they noticed something. >> as he is talking, he is kind of going like this with his thumb. and we said what -- what is that you got there? he said oh, its a band-aid. he is pulling this band-aid off. i have a lot of sharp knives at work. im a painter, and im always flipping them in and out, and i cut myself right here. we said, can we take a look at that? >> matthew had a cut on the webbing between his left thumb and index finger. when investigators looks more closely at the bloody gloves at...

His brother marcus and his wife lisa said they too were at home that night and went to bed early. by now, investigators knew that natalies car had been driven to the crime scene. but who had driven it there? inside the car, tucked between the seats was a pair of bloody gloves made by the wells lamont company. dna testing showed that the blood on the gloves was natalies. but to whom did the gloves belong? investigators went to matthews workplace and found a walmart shopping bag in a trash can out...

After several years, the cold case unit of the michigan state police decided to take a second look at the murders of margarette eby and nancy ludwig. they thought that perhaps the original investigators might have missed something. dna testing revealed the same man killed both women, but they had no idea to whom the dna belonged. so they concentrated on the partial fingerprint from the faucet in margarette ebys bathroom. >> the crime lab was able to identify a small print on the faucet knob in t...

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 because 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 stopped, but not before they collected his dna sample. dna testing c...

Toward a murder at all. what it proves is devon guzman bit brandon bloss, period. >> then police realized something. they had michelles car in their possession. why? michelle was driving when she and keary found devons body. and michelle inadvertently pulled up too close to devons car, so close that her car was impounded as part of the crime scene. >> i dont think michelle ever dreamed that her car was going to be impounded as part of that search. >> in the trunk they found brandons clothing and...

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?

Prosecutors had his fingerprints on helenas teapot. and they also found serological evidence. >> we also presented evidence that the semen on the pillowcase in helena greenwoods bedroom, first, that it was semen and, second, it was from a type o, individual, who was a secreter, and a mutase of one plus all matched fredianis abo type. >> dna testing was still in its infancy. at the last minute when faced with the fingerprint and serological evidence, he pled no contest to the assault and was sent...

Simulant, the more velocity is lost. >> to find out whose tissue was in the camper, they sent the sample for dna testing, but they didnt have the body to compare it to. >> we can help you to determine whether this tissue is from the missing person by comparing the dna from the tissue to the family members and the children and the mother of the person who is missing. >> children get half of their dna from the mother and half from the father. by taking a dna sample from brads wife, his four childr...

The forensic evidence showed that andy rich was in john 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 ou...