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>> in about 20 minutes, i got a signal that was in the proper reading range as far as the detector was concerned for a shell casing. i went down, got a plug, turned it over and sitting in the plug was a .25 caliber shell casing stuck to the bottom. when you look at it, and you see the patina on it, you know, its not a freshly buried object. >> my first thought was this is too good to be true, this cannot be the one that he actually fired. >> investigators hoped that after 15 years in the ground,...

Markings that were present on the primer. but again, it can vary from case to case. >> under a microscope, firearms examiners discovered this was precisely what happened. the impressions on the shell casing were still clear. and those impressions caused by the breech face were identical to the breech face impressions on the shell casing found in melvin snyders barn. >> there was no doubt in my mind whatsoever that these two discharged cartridge cases had originated from the same gun. >> why woul...

>> when mr. nelson originally told me that and i just kind of gave him a look, this was 15 years to try to find a shell casing in grass, and we are not sure of the exact area. but in this case, being the fact that its murder, im willing to try any idea and it was worth a shot to do. >> police found help in nearby gettysburg, pennsylvania. don hinks known in these parts as a retailer who sells metal detector equipment. these metal detectors were often used to unearth military artifacts. >> i went...

And reflection here all around the university california system. students and schools coming together in unity and solidarity to grieve for the six lost, and to wonder what caused that seventh person to go on that bloody rampage. no classes today. and here at the sheriffs department i spoke with the sheriff over the weekend who told me theyre doing as thorough of an investigation on this crime spree as they could if they expected to have a suspect to prosecute in court. theyre looking at every b...

Program. that director resigned an it was accepted. now theres two massive investigations going on. one is the va internal investigation. the other is the white house investigation and to the phoenix hospital to find out what was going on. i got call this week from the white house asking me if i knew some names of people who understood the inner workings of the va that want to be part of a study. this is real. the invis gags of the white house is real. theres no doubt in any mind that what both ...

For our community and its truly amazing to see all of these faces out here together. >> grief counselling services have been made available for students, faculty and staff in the area. jennifer, with sunday morning good to you. what more are we learning today? >> reporter: i just spoke with the sheriff here in santa barbara county and he says they do as thorough an investigation every shell casing, everything, every piece of evidence is gathered and collected from 12 different crime scenes. that...

Documents that are at odds with their theory of the case and now you have this situation where in order to preempt this he is competing secretary kerry. the secretary is saying im happy to come in but theres no reason for me to come in more than once since a lot of the same people are on that oversight committee. unless they really want do harass the secretary or grand stand, there really isnt any point in bringing him in at all. he was in the senate at the time of benghazi. if theyre going to d...

Their son. that was information that was posted by eliot roger, on his youtube page, saying that some of his stuff was apparently disturbing and he didnt want anyone to feel bad, so he took down the videos a few weeks ago, but there are plenty on there. and those are all being looked at by investigators, that are also looking over nine different crime scenes. this gunman exchanged gunfire twice with deputies before he crashed his car, just behind me, where theyre cleaning up the scene and finish...

The victim had been shot three times, execution style in the head. two shell casings were found nearby. fingerprints identified the victim as virginia russell. >> pretty shocking. she hadnt been out two months when this incident happened. >> she was missing her right shoe. there was no dirt or debris on her foot, but her stockings were ripped and she had scrapes on her knees. the missing shell casing indicated virginia may have been shot once in another location and then dragged to where she was...

There was a single shell casing inside. >> obviously, she was initially shot in the vehicle. you could see the blood spatter that went throughout the car, consistent with her having been shot in the head. >> on the passenger floorboard spattered with blood was a potential clue. >> we found a six-pack of michelob beer, that the carton was still there, but it had one bottle, full bottle, still left in the carton. >> this was the same brand of beer as the two beer bottles found near virginias body....