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Since both murder victims had been sexually assaulted and investigators had dna of the killer, they wanted to know whether it was gorton's dna. so they put gorton under a 24-hour surveillance. they followed him to a local roller skating rink where he took his children. undercover officers watch gorton eat pizza and drink soda from a styrofoam cup. when gordon left, an officer rushed to the table, confiscated gorton's cup and took it to the forensics lab. the sample was tested immediately. >> dna is like any other biological molecule, subject to degradation. one of the things that will degrade ...

Mystery of flight 370, f.b.i. agents analyzing the pilot's flight simulator at their forensics lab in virginia. they're hoping to retrieve deleted files and find any clues that might explain what happened to the boeing 777. will they be able to do it and should the f.b.i. have gotten involved sooner? a former agent and former navy seal, former federal air marshal. so the folks in quantico have their hands not only on the flight simulator, but the pilot's computers. are they skilled at gleaning information they're from? >> the cart examiners we have are the best in the world. if there is someth...

Relatives of the missing passengers today storming into a normally subdued briefing room, demanding answers. after about five chaotic minutes, she and others are dragged out by malaysian officials. the malaysian government says they regret the incident, but the reality is neither they nor anyone seems much closer to solving the mystery of what happened to flight 370. >> could a clue be found in the pilot's home flight simulator? malaysian authorities say data from the simulator was deleted on february 3rd, more than a month before the plane went missing. the fbi today saying it has sent a copy...

>> the investigators have been going through the security see figure they can go through clues as to what may have happened. any preplanning of whatever happened to flight 370 and so far they have come up empty. any clues that help them explain this. we have seems from the fbi. the forensics lab. i asked eric holder at a press conference whether or not he had discussed this with his counterparts. here's what he said. >> i have not had direct contact, but there has been contact between the investigative agencies here and the relevant agencies in malaysia. all those conversations are ongoing. i ...

The metal fragments found on arlene jensen's body and in her apartment were sent to the forensics lab for testing. under a microscope, scientists could see that the fragments were different shapes and sizes. the surfaces were corrugated and the composition of the metal varied from piece to piece. >> they were made of various types of steel, various grades of steel, various grades of brass. >> the unique shapes and the fact some were hollow were a clear indication of their origin. >> what that means to me is it's a piece of metal projected through the air. when it's projected through the air, m...