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>> the last thing that officer phillips did was he drew his own firearm and fired six rounds in the direction of the fleeing suspect. >> but by the time help arrived, both officers were dead. the stolen car was found a short time later just four blocks away. there were two bullet holes through the back window and one through the trunk. >> how does an officer who has been shot three times point-blank in the back who is dying get up and shoot at a car fleeing down a road and hit it three times? i ...

Mason was married, had children and grandchildren. he owned a number of gas stations, and had not been arrested for any other crimes in the years since the murders. >> now weve got a real suspect. but we were still a little bit apprehensive. okay. its a fingerprint. its an old fingerprint. what else do we have? >> one of the robbery victims, bob dewar, was brought in for a photographic lineup. but couldnt identify mason as the man who stole the car. so police needed to look further. >> they need...

And grandchildren. he owned a number of gas stations, and had not been arrested for any other crimes in the years since the murders. >> now weve got a real suspect. but we were still a little bit apprehensive. okay. its a fingerprint. its an old fingerprint. what else do we have? >> one of the robbery victims, bob dewar, was brought in for a photographic lineup. but couldnt identify mason as the man who stole the car. so police needed to look further. >> they needed something more. and "what mor...

[ gunshots ] >> both officers were shot three times. >> the last thing that officer phillips did was he drew his own firearm and fired six rounds in the direction of the fleeing suspect. >> but by the time help arrived, both officers were dead. the stolen car was found a short time later just four blocks away. there were two bullet holes through the back window and one through the trunk. >> how does an officer who has been shot three times point-blank in the back who is dying get up and shoot at...

Only gotten around to submitting their fingerprints to the nationwide database just two months earlier. mason was married, had children and grandchildren. he owned a number of gas stations, and had not been arrested for any other crimes in the years since the murders. >> now weve got a real suspect. but we were still a little bit apprehensive. okay. its a fingerprint. its an old fingerprint. what else do we have? >> one of the robbery victims, bob dewar, was brought in for a photographic lineup....

Mason was married, had children and grandchildren. he owned a number of gas stations, and had not been arrested for any other crimes in the years since the murders. >> now weve got a real suspect. but we were still a little bit apprehensive. okay. its a fingerprint. its an old fingerprint. what else do we have? >> one of the robbery victims, bob dewar, was brought in for a photographic lineup. but couldnt identify mason as the man who stole the car. so police needed to look further. >> they need...

>> both officers were shot three times. >> the last thing that officer phillips did was he drew his own firearm and fired six rounds in the direction of the fleeing suspect. >> but by the time help arrived, both officers were dead. the stolen car was found a short time later just four blocks away. there were two bullet holes through the back window and one through the trunk. >> how does an officer who has been shot three times point-blank in the back who is dying get up and shoot at a car fleein...

The years since the murders. >> now weve got a real suspect. but we were still a little bit apprehensive. okay, it is a fingerprint, an old fingerprint, what else do we have? >> one of the robbery victims, bob dewar, was brought in for a photographic lineup. but couldnt identify mason as the man who stole the car. so police needed to look further. >> they needed something more. and what more was, me. >> the man who bought the murder weapon in 1956 and rented a room at a ymca in shreveport, louis...

Firearm and fired six rounds in the direction of the fleeing suspect. >> but by the time help arrived, both officers were dead. the stolen car was found a short time later just four blocks away. there were two bullet holes through the back window and one through the trunk. >> how does an officer who has been shot three times point-blank in the back who is dying get up and shoot at a car fleeing down a road and hit it three times? i mean, that is amazing. >> two of the bullets were recovered, but...