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>> chance of having that match just by random was pretty low. combined with, i'm sure, the circumstances of the case. if i were sitting on the jury, i would find that to be a compelling piece of evidence in the case. >> this was forensic proof that rich was in possession of an item stolen from john helble. then investigators got another break. the man who was given the gold cup pistol said he still had the gun box. inside was a note listing all of the custom alterations made to the pistol, as well as the costs. >> he asked me if i thought was john's handwriting, and i thought it was. >> to be ...

Investigators had hoped for. >> the results showed us that the bullets recovered from john were not the same bullets removed from andy risch's news graybull, wyoming. >> investigators found smudge marks on the inside window of risch's jeep, similar to those caused by animals when pressing their nose against the glass. was it possible that risch used his car to transport helble's across town after the murder. police took kiesha's nose print in the same way they collect human fingerprints. each dog's nose print is as unique as a fingerprint. >> unfortunately, we weren't able to get the type of s...

I thought that that was the point in time where he would accept responsibility and do the right thing. the parents and family of john helble were sitting behind him. it was his chance to try to make amends. he failed miserably in doing that. >> rich pleaded guilty to first degree robbery and voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. in exchange for her cooperation, sharon schneider was charged for drug possession and was sentenced to six months in a halfway house and 2 1/2 years probation. >> sharon was not a witness to the crime. sharon had pieces of the puzzle that she ...

I have no idea. how he'd spare an animal and shoot a human. >> when rich sold helble's prize pistol in texas, he left the note inside with hand writing that matched helble's known handwriting samples. >> the witness testimony and the forensic testimony piled together just added up like bricks in this case. and it was because of the two, and putting those two together that we were able to solve this case in the first place. >> on the day before his murder trial was to start, andy rich made a surprise announcement. >> he said, i killed john helble for his guns. but he never turned around and add...

A year after john helble's murder, police suspected helble's best friend andy rich was somehow involved in his death, but they had no proof. all investigators knew was that rich had some unusual career aspirations. >> we knew that his life long goal was to be a hitman for the mafia. we had interviewed past girlfriends. we had interviewed other associates of andy rich. and he always portrayed himself as a tough guy. >> we were concerned that sharon snyder, the girlfriend of andrew rich, had information that she was fearful about telling us. the impression was she was being guarded out of fear. ...