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The metal fragments found on arlene jensens body and in her apartment were sent to the forensics lab for testing. under a microscope, scientists could see that the fragments were different shapes and sizes. the surfaces were corrugated and the composition of the metal varied from piece to piece. >> they were made of various types of steel, various grades of steel, various grades of brass. >> the unique shapes and the fact some were hollow were a clear indication of their origin. >> what that mea...

Florida before moving back to michigan. since both murder victims had been sexually assaulted and investigators had dna of the killer, they wanted to know whether it was gortons dna. so they put gorton under a 24-hour surveillance. they followed him to a local roller skating rink where he took his children. undercover officers watched gorton eat pizza and drink soda from a styrofoam cup. when gorton left, an officer rushed to the table, confiscated gortons cup, and took it to the forensics lab. ...

He was 25-year-old kent embry, who had prior arrests for petty theft and burglary. >> a suspect happened to be wearing spalding tennis shoes like we had told the investigators that they were looking for. >> since these are spaldings and we already know that we need spaldings, we needed to have these analyzed right away because this could be the big break in audreys shooting. >> police sent the shoes to the forensics lab, where they were inked and printed. using transparent overlays, amy michaud ...

You use to dust up the impression is very bright and so it makes a very good contrast. >> it was successful. they saw one clear print, the heel portion of the killers left shoe. it appeared to be an athletic shoe. >> most of the prints you see are partial prints. you may sometimes get some full footwear impressions, but with people walking over on top of them, it can destroy the prints and many times you only get partial prints. >> back in the forensics lab, scientists saw what looked to be anot...

Leaving his shoe impression? >> the theory of any crime scene investigation is that the suspect is always going to leave something of themself at the scene or take something away thats going to link them to the crime. >> the shards were collected and sent to the forensics lab. >> glass is such a smooth, perfect surface that its really the best surface we can possibly hope for to get a footwear impression on. >> the linoleum floor was dusted with a powder called aurora pink that sticks to any moi...

The metal fragments found on arlene jensens body and in her apartment were sent to the forensics lab for testing. under a microscope, scientists could see that the fragments were different shapes and sizes. the surfaces were corrugated and the composition of the metal varied from piece to piece. >> they were made of various types of steel, various grades of steel, various grades of brass. >> the unique shapes and the fact some were hollow were a clear indication of their origin. >> what that mea...

Feet. i was screaming, i mean, blood-curdling screams. he ripped my slip off and he started running. >> after that assault, police found hundreds of pieces of womens underwear in his home. >> this is a dangerous guy. hes knocking women down, hes dragging them into bushes, hes stealing their clothes, hes breaking into their houses. this is someone whos pretty much out of control. >> gorton served some prison time for these assaults in florida before moving back to michigan. since both murder vict...

Florida before moving back to michigan. since both murder victims had been sexually assaulted and investigators had dna of the killer, they wanted to know whether it was gortons dna. so they put gorton under a 24-hour surveillance. they followed him to a local roller skating rink where he took his children. undercover officers watched gorton eat pizza and drink soda from a styrofoam cup. when gorton left, an officer rushed to the table, confiscated gortons cup and took it to the forensics lab. t...

Lees dna sample was sent immediately to the forensics lab for testing. it matched the biological samples from all five victims. >> just a sense of relief and joy come over me. and its like i had to smile. i said, we got him. derrick todd lee was arrested and charged with first degree murder. >> the first thing i would tell him is hes a coward. he picked on women that he took advantage of their good nature. >> after his arrest, investigators learned that lees dna matched skin cells under the fing...

In the search for shamia smith, investigators collected dozens of what appeared to be bone chips from the fire pit on ken ottos property and sent them to the forensics lab. >> this skeleton was burned so significantly that it was nearly destroyed as if it would have been in a commercial cremation. the fragmentation was so severe that you had pieces that were the size of a fingernail. it really is like a needle in a hay stack. it was an anthropologists nightmare. >> after close examination, foren...