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Great job of saying they are stewards of the taxpayers money there no built in incentives to have these kinds of savings. it is one of the changes that has to happen. we have to crank down the >> yous on how much agencies get in the way -- crank down the screws on how much agencies get in the way of money we have to use that money to invest in better forensics and so on. right now that is a problem government wide. >> greta: it is not just a problem. it is a crisis, improper payments. unadultera...

How its playing out in the classroom. >> decompose or change over time. >> reporter: these ninth and tenth grade remembers learning about forensics at the academy of science and engineering which is inside nashvilles stratford high school. >> so the goal is to mimic what medical examiner might do? >> yeah. >> with the dead bodies and things. >> yeah, but we use chickens instead. >> reporter: last year 75% of students here at this mostly african-american school tested below grade level. >> thats ...

African-american students and white students. cnns special correspondent soledad obrien visited one non-traditional program to see how its playing out in the classroom. >> decompose or change over time. >> reporter: these ninth and tenth grade remembers learning about forensics at the academy of science and engineering which is inside nashvilles stratford high school. >> so the goal is to mimic what medical examiner might do? >> yeah. >> with the dead bodies and things. >> yeah, but we use chick...

Between blacks and whites while raising the standards. we go to a tennessee school where hands-on teaching makes a sdinchs. these ninth and tenth graders are learning about forensics at the academy of science and entertainment. >> this is the goal to see what an examiner would do. >> last year, 75% of students here at this mostly african-american school tested below the average level. >> thats unacceptable. >> across tennessee, only 6% of black students are proficient in science. the white stude...

Uniform youre about to see from this season. mitchell was a regular of the cast and the technical consultant for the show. so larry, thank you so much for joining us. although youre on the show -- >> my pleasure. >> the details can work against police and law enforcement. and when you were a jailer, you banned your inmates from watching the show. >> this is true. but lets talk about the "csi" thing. i think the "csi" effect has had more positive effect on law enforcement than negative effect. pr...

Grounds of the serial killer. now, brian, you got to understand that he captures them at one location, thats where he hunts. then he goes to another location and commits whatever crimes that he does to the victims including killing them and then he packages or gets the victim ready for disposal and then youve got the third site on the long island beach. so youve got three locations. >> i got to get you to one thing. you want -- you wanted to comment on the theory its a former or current law enfo...

Forensics team on the ground at this point in time, and they are looking at those new items. >> i want to not by any means compromise the investigation, but any items specifically, clothing? >> at this time, brooke, i cannot. while the forensics team is out there, it is not, at this point something that i can divulge. >> you got it. we wont go there. i want to ask you about hollys parents, karen and dana bobo and you have known them for a long time and know holly and the parents are devastated a...

Cops had choppers identify the spot. no bodies found. what can you tell about the remains thats been discovered? are you convinced theyre linked? >> well, we know that the police are saying that four are linked so theyre either linked by a very specific m.o. and some way that theyre bound and packaged in burlap or forensics from the killer. but the other six bodies before they can make any determination on just exactly who killed themselvthem, they need to identify where they are, where they wen...

125 different investigators, forensics, behavioral experts, and crime tech experts, they have the gamut because this is a very high-profile case and they have very few leads to work with. martha: we havent seen a case like this in a long time and its mysterious and tragic. trace, thank you so much. well be back to you in a few minutes. in the meantime, this case has gotten a ton of national attention. it started out a new york story, but now there is so much national interest in this. you can ge...

Real forensics left here. to debe candid with you, your hairbrush has dna. and i could have left a hair brush on these bodies and the dna would be gone. >> because of the elements. >> if youre an investigator, thats where you begin. >> under the circumstances, the first thing id want to do unequivocally is identify who these poor victims were. b, identify their means of death. were trying to find common denominators through all of the victims to try to determine if in fact thats a serial killer....