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Immediately retrieved the spoon from the trash. >> the technology has become incredibly sensitive and incredibly powerful. and there is the ability to obtain dna from the smallest piece of evidence in a very reproducible, very reliable manner. >> on the spoon, scientists found saliva. they extracted dna and compared to it the blood found on the steering wheel of the van dusens jeep. the results left no doubt. >> the dna profile that was developed from the steering wheel was matched to the dna pr...

Weapon that investigators had been looking for. >> one was inoperable. the other 9 millimeter handgun was test-fired into a tank of water. that bullet was microscopically compared to the 9 millimeter slug found in the van dusens jeep. analyst erica henderson carefully examined the distinctive marks called lands and grooves made when each bullet goes through the barrel of the gun. >> when you look down the barrel of a firearm, you will see the ridges and valleys. these ridges and valleys, once a ...

Been looking for. >> one was inoperable. the other 9 millimeter handgun was test-fired into a tank of water. that bullet was microscopically compared to the 9 millimeter slug found in the van dusens jeep. analyst erica henderson carefully examined the distinctive marks called lands and grooves made when each bullet goes through the barrel of the gun. >> when you look down the barrel of a firearm, you will see the ridges and valleys. these ridges and valleys, once a bullet is fired, will be impor...

Crime scene analysts then turned their attention to the van dusens classic red pickup truck found behind henry sullivans apartment. as they examined the vehicle, there was another bizarre incident in this already unusual investigation. >> we are approached by a white male subject who identifies himself as william deparvine who announces himself to us as the owner of the truck and said that he had purchased it the day previously. >> deparvine lived in the same apartment building as henry sullivan...

In fact, i just lost one a couple of weeks before you came to interview me. >> the drivers license was dusted for fingerprints. none were found. police also looked for fingerprints inside the van dusens jeep, especially on the seat belt. >> after having applied ninhydrin to the seat belt and allowing it to dry completely, i reexamined the seat belt for the presence of fingerprints and found none. >> but the killer left behind one piece of evidence. a 9 millimeter bullet found on the floor of the...

He shot karla through the windshield. the bullet passed through her left hand as she tried to protect herself. then deparvine cut karlas seat belt to remove her body from the jeep. and in doing so, accidentally cut his hand. his blood dripped on to the steering wheel as he drove the jeep back to the pickup truck. before he abandoned the jeep, he planted henry sullivans drivers license, which he may have stolen since sullivan lived in the same apartment building as he did. to cover his tracks, de...

So he asked the van dusens to follow him to his friends home to get the money. phone records indicate karla called her mother at 6:37 to say she was driving behind the man who bought their truck. although no one knows why, they apparently left the pickup truck at the one location, and all three got into the jeep on their way to get the money. as deparvine led the van dusens to the deserted road, they may have realized that there was no friend, that there was no money, and that this was a setup. ...

And i said "are you sure?" several times, i asked him, "are you sure?" and then he told me that they had been found and that they had been murdered. and i just -- i dont even remember after that. >> investigators had two crime scenes, the jeep and the area where the bodies were found. based on the evidence and the location of the bodies, investigators think that the killer was someone the van dusens knew. >> we felt that there probably was a third party involved in the vehicle with them. richard...

Incredibly powerful. and there is the ability to obtain dna from the smallest piece of evidence in a very reproducible, very reliable manner. >> on the spoon, scientists found saliva. they extracted dna and compared to it the blood found on the steering wheel of the van dusens jeep. the results left no doubt. >> the dna profile that was developed from the steering wheel was matched to the dna profile that was obtained for william deparvine, his known standard. >> william deparvine? >> william de...

It. and when they left, he never saw them again. most of deparvines story could be corroborated, but there were several discrepancies. >> what is he doing with a bill of sale for $6,500 when van dusen is telling a coworker the day before he has found a buyer for $13,500? that just tells us there is nothing something not right here. >> deparvine said the van dusens left his apartment around 5:30. but karla van dusen called her mother at 6:37 p.m. with information that contradicted that. >> the ni...