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Found the projectile that passed through shaws body. this, along with the two bullets found inside shaws body were sent to the forensics lab. under a microscope, firearms expert chris henderson discovered that the lands and grooves on two bullets were the same. the third bullet was different. >> we determined that we had two different shooters, based on the class characteristics of the bullets. >> in their search for potential suspects, police had to consider whether rosana shaw had anything to ...

Spent shotgun shell in one of the bedrooms. >> the shell was from a .16-gauge shotgun. it was immediately sent to the forensics lab for testing. an analyst placed it under a microscope to compare it to the .16-gauge shotgun shell found in the andrews garage. he looked specifically at the brass casings at the base of the shells. when casings are ejected, each gun creates a unique mark on the brass. >> and depending on the amount of correspondence and the preponderance of these matching striations...

Leaving his shoe impression? >> the theory of any crime scene investigation is that the suspect is always going to leave something of them self 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 mo...

>> 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 another shoe impression on a shard of broken glass. so, they placed it in a tank filled wit...

Who had prior arrests for petit 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 compared them to the two partia...

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 watch gorton eat pizza and drink soda from a styrofoam cup. when gordon left, an officer rushed to the table, confiscated gortons cup and took it to the forensics lab. the sample was tested immediately. >> dna i...

Mystery of flight 370, f.b.i. agents analyzing the pilots flight simulator at their forensics lab in virginia. theyre hoping to retrieve deleted files and find any clues that might explain what happened to the boeing 777. will they be able to do it and should the f.b.i. have gotten involved sooner? a former agent and former navy seal, former federal air marshal. so the folks in quantico have their hands not only on the flight simulator, but the pilots computers. are they skilled at gleaning info...

Relatives of the missing passengers today storming into a normally subdued briefing room, demanding answers. after about five chaotic minutes, she and others are dragged out by malaysian officials. the malaysian government says they regret the incident, but the reality is neither they nor anyone seems much closer to solving the mystery of what happened to flight 370. >> could a clue be found in the pilots home flight simulator? malaysian authorities say data from the simulator was deleted on feb...

>> the investigators have been going through the security see figure they can go through clues as to what may have happened. any preplanning of whatever happened to flight 370 and so far they have come up empty. any clues that help them explain this. we have seems from the fbi. the forensics lab. i asked eric holder at a press conference whether or not he had discussed this with his counterparts. heres what he said. >> i have not had direct contact, but there has been contact between the investi...

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...