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The launch of a surface-toair missile system and did t did affect the system you would see two flashes. >> mary, what about the patterns on the ground? sometimes on the ground you can see explosive residue or you can see, depending upon what kind of a seating chart, find the source of where the explosion took place. >> thats exactly right. i was actually a little dismayed that they were already sending and god rest their souls and i can understand why they want to, but they were already sending ...

The florida man found by his sister covered in soot after the cigarette he was smoking exploded in his face. >> they said he has internal and exter dmal -- exter national damage and smoke in his lung from the explosion and possibly the mouth piece. they say it was likely caused by the lithium batteries. hundreds of new yorks nypd officers lining the streets for randolph holder. holder is the fourth officer killed in the line of duty in less than a year in this city. thousands are expected to att...

Because its right there. did you see it? oh, there it is. i bet you thats it right there. >> each minute they come closer to finding out if the killer told the truth about the shooting and burial. >> a circular penetrating gunshot wound entrance measures 0.1 inches in diameter. >> first she finds one wound from only one bullet. so that part of confessed killer clayton kerrs story checks out. >> abrasion measures 0.05 inches, period. there is no grossly obvious evidence of soot about the wound, p...

Because its right there. did you see it? oh, there it is. i bet you thats it right there. >> each minute they come closer to finding out if the killer told the truth about the shooting and burial. >> a circular penetrating gunshot wound entrance measures 0.1 inches in diameter. >> first she finds one wound from only one bullet. so that part of confessed killer clayton kerrs story checks out. >> abrasion measures 0.05 inches, period. there is no grossly obvious evidence of soot about the wound, p...

>> its because of all the soot. >> breathing it in when were sleeping and stuff. >> yeah. >> weve got to be careful with what we burn in here because if we start setting things on fire, it will get real smokey in here and smoke will be billowing out on the freeway. this is good living compared to where i have lived or could be living. going to san francisco i hope it will bring a better light on where we live. >> reporter: the move to san francisco isnt just for the hope of a brighter future for...

Will discover us, so we try and keep it as clean and civil as possible. i mean, like we have to make place goes to the bathroom so it doesnt smell really bad. >> reporter: these openings are supposed to be used by engineers to inspect the structural integrity of the freeway overpass. many homeless in the area not only use it for shelter but also to hide from cops. >> this is a pretty lucky spot to have. most people -- i have seen people sleeping on the side of the streets. abandoned houses. this...

A trash bag last june. let me bring in former fbi criminal profiler clint van zandt. lets talk about the police work that went into identifying the little girl. >> jose, this case was solved by good police work, to include scientific evidence, and help from the general public. usually you need both. in this particular case, i think law enforcement when they found the little girls body, they were of the belief that she probably had not been dropped at sea but she was left there locally and, as yo...

>> thats where usually they will burn soot. theyll take paper and oil and burn on it the bottom. >> burn baby oil or hair oil, hair grease, styrofoam cups back in the day. styrofoam cups, chess pieces. anything that doesnt burn complete. thats what soot is, unburned carbon. put it underneath a desk or in your locker box or something. >> then you put that in your body. >> oh, yeah. >> does it pose any health risks? >> yeah, of course. of course. but so does homosexual activity and they not trying...

Away or local, that was really significant, wasnt it? >> it was. and you know, crime labs have a lot of capabilities, and examination of pollen is by microscopy that by looking at different pollen, you can localize the geography, and in this particular case, clearly it was from the boston area, but there was also soot that was found which indicated that it was more of an urban area in the b boston area. >> yes, exactly on the clothing. >> and larry, while we are at the microscopic telltale signs...

Custody. they were picked up in separate locations. mcar thi is in police custody and the mother is with police in another location. it was picked up by stations across the country. it was shared on the internet even more than 50 million times. you have this rendering of a child but no details on who the child was. this was a tiny body that was discovered. it had been thrown out in the trash bag left on deer island, which is a little strip of land east of the airport. police did a lot of forensi...