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>> this was a relatively contained crime seen. a lot of impact blood spattered. >> gardner carefully examined everything the doctor had been wearing that morning. a lot of the blood on his clothing could be explained by his attempt to administer cpr. but the expert looked at hamiltons shoes, the left one in particular, and found that to be a different matter. the shoes were found next to susans body. john said they fell off his feet as he was attempting to revive her. the expert believed whoever...

Of davids shirt. >> finding the spatter on the back of mr. duysts sleeve i think is rather telling because it suggests that his arm is not just down, but rather, its extended and up at the moment of that spatter event, which is consistent with the position that one would have to be in if theyre firing a weapon into mrs. duyst. >> david duyst was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. he continued to maintain his innocence. he said when he found sandy, she was coughing, which explained ho...

>> it did show two separate wounds tracks right through the middle of the brain, each one of them, indicating that the first one had to be incapacitating. >> and this aint right. shes got two in her head now. the doctor called immediately, and his immediate statement was, "that cant be." >> two entrance and two exit wounds meant that either the pistol double fired or sandy pulled the trigger twice. >> i have had a number of cases in my own experience and there have been a number reported in the ...

Exposed to the spatter event. >> then, investigators got a telephone call from sandys sister. she told them about a conversation she had with sandy a year before her death. >> sandra had indicated to her sister, if anything ever happens to me, ive left a note for you in the china cabinet at the home. please just get it and read it. >> with a warrant, investigators searched the duysts home. >> this china cabinet not only held china, but it also seemed to be like a repository, if you will, for fam...

Gardner for his opinion. >> this case is like many in the sense that what the suspect says ultimately is going to be tested against the crime scene. >> when emergency workers arrived, dr. hamilton was covered in his wifes blood. >> dr. hamiltons presence at the crime scene, the fact that hes bloody is completely expected. he has come home and found his wife dead. hes cradled her, taken action. >> but not all of the blood on dr. hamiltons shirt could be explained away. >> dr. hamiltons claims pre...

Them, indicating that the first one had to be incapacitating. >> and this aint right. shes got two in her head now. the doctor called immediately, and his immediate statement was, "that cant be." >> two entrance and two exit wounds meant that either the pistol double fired or sandy pulled the trigger twice. >> i have had a number of cases in my own experience and there have been a number reported in the literature of more than one suicidal gunshot wound to the head. the common denominator in all...

Of davids shirt. >> finding the spatter on the back of mr. duysts sleeve i think is rather telling because it suggests that his arm is not just down, but rather, its extended and up at the moment of that spatter event, which is consistent with the position that one would have to be in if theyre firing a weapon into mrs. duyst. >> david duyst was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. he continued to maintain his innocence. he said when he found sandy, she was coughing, which explained ho...

To a spatter event. >> on dr. hamiltons shoes were tiny blood droplets, almost invisible to the naked eye. these were suspicious, not only the shape, but the angle at which the blood landed on the shoes. >> there was some coming down on the toe from above 40, 50 degrees. and theres no possible way that someone had lifted mrs. hamiltons head, dropped her head down, and created additional spatter, and somehow dr. hamiltons shoes were exposed to that. you could not explain it from that. >> the bloo...

Of davids shirt. >> finding the spatter on the back of mr. duysts sleeve i think is rather telling because it suggests that his arm is not just down, but rather its extended and up at the moment of that spatter event. which is consistent with the position that one would have to be in if theyre firing a weapon into mrs. duyst. >> david duyst was arrested and charged with first degree murder. he continued to maintain his innocence. he said when he found sandy, she was coughing, which explained how...

Asked blood spatter expert ross gardner for his opinion. >> in this case, it is what the suspect says is ultimately going to be tested against the crime scene. >> when emergency workers arrived, dr. hamilton was covered in his wifes blood. >> dr. hamiltons presence at the crime scene, the fact that hes bloody is completely expected. he has come home and found his wife dead. hes cradled her, taken action. >> but not all of the blood on dr. hamiltons shirt could be explained away. >> dr. hamiltons...