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Everyone else at a red light. >> i thought from a far distance it was a remo control plane. as it continues going north it got bigger and bigger and bigger. >> reporter: the most bizarre traffic stop in trooper clint thompson's 20 plus year. >> i'm looking at gaps in the road and hoping it doesn't come down and hit a car. >> reporter: authorities say the pilot reported fuel system malfunction. no one was hurt. trooper thompson helped push the plane off the roadway, a shocking morning mayday that somehow barely disturbed the flow of traffic. steve patterson, nbc news. we'll take a break. when...

The gun back so it couldn't be used in any other crimes. he indicated that we would never find the gun, it was thrown down a sewer, and later on he recanted that story saying someone else had the gun and we would never find it. >> john skinner pled guilty to second-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison. >> i'm glad for the forensic scientists that were able to close this case. i think that audrey rests better, knowing that her kids don't have to wonder what happened and her friends don't have to wonder what happened. >> while investigating homicides, the first line of defense is fo...

Tennis shoes was about the only given that we had. >> a month after audrey's death, a pedestrian found her purse in a field about a mile from her home. her identification was inside, but all the money was gone. this proved robbery was a motive, but why murder? >> it was an unanswered question for all of us. it was like, who would do this, why would they do it, and how? how did they choose her? >> research shows criminals often commit their crimes close to where they live. so, police focused their search in the surrounding areas but got no leads. >> you always fear that this might be one of tho...

None of the drawers or closets had been ransacked, but audrey's purse was missing. >> looked like the house had been selected for a break-in so that somebody could go in and find something of value, probably to purchase for drugs. >> a preliminary look at the evidence left no doubt about what had happened. audrey heard the intruder kick in the back door. she grabbed the portable phone, ran to the bathroom and locked herself in. but apparently, he heard her on the phone. [ screaming ] [ shot ] then grabbed her purse and left. >> here was a woman that was huddled on the floor of her bathroom on ...

To him about where the gun was, because our main goal was to get the gun back so it couldn't be used in any other crimes. he indicated that we would never find the gun, it was thrown down a sewer, and later on he recanted that story saying someone else had the gun and we would never find it. >> john skinner pled guilty to second-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison. >> i'm glad for the forensic sciences, that they were able to close this case. i think that audrey rests better, knowing that her kids don't have to wonder what happened and her friends don't have to wonder what happen...