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found, hastings, minnesota. >> we knew that's where ten parked his car before he went to the airport. >> when tim mcvay flew from minneapolis to las vegas, the same weekend carrie disappeared, it turns out he left carrie's car in hastings. why? that's where his girlfriend at the time lived. >> pretty big coincidence. >> yeah, that is what we call a clue. >> but detectives needed more. they had to tie mcvay to the very spot where carrie's body was found. they did have one long shot clue, just a few feet from carrie's body, investigators discovered this four-dollar price tag. a google search showed the tag was for a kids shovel sold at the discount chain big lots. detective thomas found a big lots store in la crosse, wisconsin, where that kind of shovel was bought on the same day mcvay drove to minnesota. la crosse is about two thirds of the way between the quad cities and hastings. but the store security cameras were broken, no video. so how could detectives tie mcvay to this purchase? they decided to work backwards.