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For the second year running the Montana State Crime Lab was recognized for its efficiency by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.

The Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula has been recognized for its efficiency by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors for the second year in a row.

For the second year running the Montana State Crime Lab was recognized for its efficiency by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.

And as soon as you start walking on that shoe, you get microscopic scratches and cuts and nicks in the bottom of the shoe that makes that shoe different from all others in the world. >> the shoe impression found on the glass at the crime scene had various nicks and scrape marks. interestingly, sharon zachary's left tennis shoe was the same size, make and model as the impression found at the crime scene. and it also had the same nicks and scrape marks. >> the surface was so clean, it made just a beautiful, very detailed impression. >> there was enough excellent markings on the glass that she wa...

Print. >> fingerprint analysts had a more difficult time comparing sharon's prints to the one found on the victim's belt. they had to study the ridge details and figure out the direction of the print. and what part of which finger to compare. after three days, they discovered the print on the victim's belt was the side of sharon's left thumb. when confronted with the forensic evidence, sharon denied she was the killer. she insisted she had no motive. but the victim's financial records suggested otherwise. >> this case we found a large sum of cash disappearing out of his account, routinely, ove...