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>> really? that bad? >> that bad. >> other than dna where we have the vast databases there were no databases for lair at all. they did this for 25, 35 years, not only did they do it without any databases, but supervisors and management let them do it. it went unchecked. lawyers didn't catch it. prosecutors let it happen, judges didn't care. everybody in the criminal justice system was at fault. you mentioned only five people who have already been exonerated. in fact there's another 70 people who have been exonerated with hair testing given by state analysts who were trained by the fbi. >> the ...

10,000. >> based on -- >> based on nothing. numbers taken out of the hip pocket. >> really? that bad? >> that bad. >> in other words, other than dna where we have these vast databases there to give a number, there were no databases for hair at all. they did this for 25, 35 years, not only did they do it without any databases, but supervisors and management let them do it. it went unchecked. lawyers didn't catch it. prosecutors let it happen, judges didn't care. everybody in the criminal justice system was at fault. you mentioned only five people who have already been exonerated. in fact there'...

>> nope, ain't nothing there. >> they said we can't do it because there is no root. the state of dna testing at the time was we can't do anything with it. >> we went to the fbi. because they're the mac daddy of labs. and we asked them to take a look at it. >> mike malone is the fbi expert. he tested it and he comes up and says oh, yeah, this is mike -- jim duckett's hair. microscopically significant. so you have the preeminent investigative agency saying it is jim duckett's hair. that's powerful evidence to a jury. there is no question they're going on believe that. >> with advance dna science...

>> with advance dna science not yet available at the time of the trial the prosecution relied on inexact hair testing methods yielding results that would not be accepted in a court of law today. >> i consulted a couple of forensic experts i knew and there was no way anybody, fbi, no matter where they're from could say that pubic hair belonged to james duckett. there's no way they could say that. >> as it turned out, the fbi's hair and fiber analyst had a long history of controversial findings. >> over the years mike malone in many cases has given evidence that through dna testing we've discove...

>> carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless, and it kills. more than 400 people die every year from accidental poisoning, and more than 20,000 visit the emergency room. >> it's to the blood red cell and you can't get oxygen. it's like a form of internal strangulation. your tissues are strangling from a lack of oxygen. >> a scary situation. there are 25 state laws that require carbon monoxide detec r detectors in certain residential buildings and schools, but there appears to be no law requiring general businesses to have detectors. >> brian, thank you. also in maine tonight, a carbon monoxide ...