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Forbid there this is something that never needed to happen and his life is gone and his family is ruined by that. but god forbid we didnt have this video yet, right and the police are going along. the forensics were going to be damning for this cop because he discharges a weapon eight times, not once and hits him multiple times at distance. but imagine if the video came out a month from now. after those had been hit and we saw the nonchalance of how this officer cuffs him on the ground when is h...

Call for medical assistance and you dont touch anything you dont, you know you dont do anything else thats going to be in the hands of the paramedics first of all to try to save the persons life. and second of all, the medical examiners office if the paramedics determine that the person is dead. youre not to drop things at the crime scene, pick things up at the crime scene or any of that. in this case the video accelerate everything thats why we have an arrest so quickly. i should add that the f...

To others. and two, i would question whether or not the officer was going to walk away. he said he shot one shot because of fear. and he shot at this guy eight times. i dont know how many times he hit him. when the forensics would have come back on this poor mans body. i think he had trouble, anyway. no question mo we got to wrap it up for now, were going to keep talking about it. this video is going to open a window into how these situations are investigated. investigated. because if you dont h...

>> well, you know i just more to what mary was saying this is just sort of as i hate to use the terminology closure for the families to confirm that theyre indeed the family members were on board. the nature of this accident is going to require that kind of scientific forensics to just verify each victim. >> yeah, this investigation i have to say it seems that everyday were learning some new detail mary. are you impressed, surprised at the speed of the investigation? >> well no, at first in any ...

This is a tragedy that has taken place in terms of what happened in this case. but hopefully, as forensics evolves, as technology evolves, we will have less of these things happening as we move forward and stop looking back to see -- >> yeah but i guess that paul. >> yeah. >> but a lot of people including me think a lot more needs to be done. because not only do you have a victim and people like this gentleman that lost 30 years of his life i did a story the other night on another gentleman in l...

Case. watch this. >> all of us that say that we believe in justice, this is the case to start showing. because i shouldnt sit on death row 30 years. all they had to do was test the gun. >> all they had to do is test the gun. i mean 30 years and the state was unwilling to look into evidence. >> well that is true. and in many of these cases, you know, like i said as technology and as forensics advance throughout the years and we certainly have made great strides in the past 30 years, the tools tha...

>> thanks for having me rev. >> whats your reaction to what you just heard about this case? >> you know its disappointing, but you know i also have to say no good no moral prosecutor wants to see innocent people convicted of crimes. and in order for our justice system to actually work and for people to have reliability in it it has to be fair for everyone. so i actually look at this case and im encouraged that as forensics and as technology is evolving, one of the things that is happening is tha...

She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. >> im glad they got her, but i dont want to sound like im out for vengeance, although if they wanted to kill her, id volunteer. >> it was the shoe impression on a shard of glass and the partial thumbprint on the leather belt that solved the case. >> in my 12 years of doing latent print work, this case ranks an right up near the top, if not the most difficult latent fingerprint that ive had to identify. so, this was a very,...

Condemned. we will read the death warrant and offer an opportunity to have any last words. most guys dont say a whole lot. after that, walk back into the control room and prepare to carry out the duties. we communicate with the commissioners room to ensure there are no last-minute stays and then we move forward. we start the process of administering the drugs. it takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes from administering the drugs, bringing the doctors into the room, having them perform an examinat...

He said he came back, completed his training, went on to become a pilot in 2013, had 100 hours of flight experience on the particular aircraft, 630 hours of flight experience in total. we know very little about his youth, but there was a flight club he was a part of that released a statement that said he wanted to fly and become a pilot ever sings he wce he was boy. he was part of this flying club which was interesting to note. the fbi is offering assistance, still waiting to see exactly what th...