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That the bullet only struck the brains frontal lobe, which can absorb injury better, especially in the very young. >> less than 3 years old, the brains ability to repair is truly remarkable. >> after a delicate 3 1/2 hour surgery, dr. moriarty was encouraged by comparison scans of ericas brain. the bullet and brain fragments in the pre-op image were gone. despite the repair, brain injuries are unpredictable and dr. moriarty urged caution. >> next few days in the icu would be critical. >> panning...

Retired detective rick arnold knew this would be a high profile case. he just didnt know it would be the case of a lifetime. >> this is detective rick arnold. todays date is may 18th, 2006. >> a video camera rolled as detective arnold processed the crime scene, homing in on clues. >> near the victims body, a shell casing. >> the harsh reality of death lays side by side with the everyday images of young life. earons body in a pool of blood, near a red kitty wagon. a shell casing in front of a box...

Of a friend of mine. the doors open. it looks like a gun shot hole in the window, and theres a shell casing inside and the bedroom doors closed. >> who are you doing the welfare check on? >> jim knapp. >> reporter: jim knapp was dead. gunshot wound. the medical examiner ruled it a suicide. >> i was stunned. it was -- it was one of those moments where it just sort of took my breath away. and then when i found out there was no note and as i learned about the details of what the scene looked like, ...

A ragged hole between his eyes had frozen his age at 32. >> it was a robbery. a whole lot of stuff left behind in the car that didnt make sense. >> just inside the drivers side door, an empty .80 shell casing. police thought it was a strange place for a homicide. >> parked in the bushes like he meant to be there, his car in gear, his emergency brake on and casually dressed in flip-flops. >> it sounds like he was going to meet someone. >> that was the only thing that made sense to us. >> but who?...

>> so you have a gunman on the ground on the loose. >> right. >> what are you doing on that score? >> we had started sending units out to see if anybody had seen anything, see if anybody heard any gunshots. see if anybody saw anybody matching the description of the suspect. and we were not able to find anything. >> reporter: the only forensic evidence douglas could find in the parking lot was the .25 caliber slug that grazed beckys legs. >> her shoes were still laying there. >> we found a spent ...

And she said "i am." she said, "you know, just tryin to get thru this." >> shes your friend, youre worried, huh? >> yes, worried about her. >> reporter: so was tamara baldwin. first kay now becky? >> it just, it did not make sense to me. >> what in the world was goin on? >> thats what i wanted to know. >> reporter: sheriffs deputies immediately canvassed the neighborhood, looking for anyone matching beckys description of the shooter. >> so you have a gunman on the ground on the loose. >> right. ...

>> we came for a welfare check of a friend of mine. the doors open. it looks like a gun shot hole in the window, and theres a shell casing inside and the bedroom doors closed. >> who are you doing the welfare check on? >> jim knapp. >> reporter: jim knapp was dead. gunshot wound. the medical examiner ruled it a suicide. >> i was stunned. it was -- it was one of those moments where it just sort of took my breath away. and then when i found out there was no note and as i learned about the details ...

Manufacturer includes a test-fired shell casing with each gun it sells. so the detective went to the evidence locker, he said, retrieved the gun case. >> looked inside and there was a casing. >> reporter: big moment. >> big moment. >> reporter: big moment because when ballistics tested that shell casing -- >> it was a match. that shell casing was fired from the same gun as the shell casings recovered at the scene where ken dolezsar was killed. >> reporter: chris wrights missing gun must have bee...

Prosecution scoffed at biancas lost gun story, her loft friends did not. >> if you knew sweet bianca, she accidentally threw her gorgeous wedding ring away. we had to dig it out of the garbage. i was standing there. she can be an absent-minded dingbat. >> reporter: but remember the day police searched the loft? >> they took apart my toaster. >> reporter: she was focused like a laser that day, said bianca, watching intently, she said, as an officer looked in the empty 9 millimeter gun case. >> i ...

Who wanted to document their uniquely american experience. and their video, there is no sign of a springfield armory 9 millimeter. >> i lost stuff constantly. it was a bone of contention between christopher and i. >> reporter: while the prosecution scoffed at biancas lost gun story, her loft friends did not. >> if you knew sweet bianca, she accidentally threw her gorgeous wedding ring away. we had to dig it out of the garbage. i was standing there. she can be an absent-minded dingbat. >> reporte...