that was found in michigan. >> they also compared the lands and grooves on the test bullet compared to those of the fatal bullet. those also matched. >> my opinion is it's that gun and only that gun that could have fired it. >> by this time, planten was already in custody in north carolina and things weren't going well. at his court appearance, he refused to walk and had to be strapped to a gurney. >> when he was wheeled into court for his first appearance, he did not open his eyes. and i believe in drew planten's world, as long as his eyes were closed and he didn't see it, it may not have happened. >> but no one will know for certain all the details in either murder. shortly before he was to go on trial for murder in north carolina, drew planten suffocated himself with a plastic bag in prison.