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questions like, you know, why would you kill your brother, why would you do something like that, and they decided it was time to give me what they call a paraffin test to find out whether or not you fired a weapon. and all they could find was campfire smoke, so that was my saving grace. >> by midafternoon we determined that sam wells was no longer a viable suspect. >> we had just gone through losing sid's dad in 1981 and two years later, this tragedy happened, and it was just almost too much for all of us. of course, i just wanted to know why. >> who would want to kill sid, you know?
their investigation with sam wells. >> they proceeded to ask me all kinds of questions. questions like, you know, why would you kill your brother, why would you do something like that, and they decided it was time to give me what they call a paraffin test to find out whether or not you fired a weapon. and all they could find was campfire smoke, so that was my saving grace. >> by midafternoon we determined that sam wells was no longer a viable suspect. >> we had just gone through losing sid's dad in 1981, and two years later, this tragedy happened. and it was just almost too much for all of us. of course, i just wanted to know why.
officers despite these injuries they're out of the hospital which is wonderful news for them and their families. final question as far as this tactical operation and this home search we know as a result that have three people are now being questioned. what would be the line of questioning and also talk a little bit more about the paraffin test in which they can tell if these individuals -- sdmrrs that's -- it's very very old technology. you can determine whether someone fired a weapon in the short period of time. the residue will be on the hands and there will be forensics for people nearby can get it on their clothing for example, so usual questioning is you know where were you -- try to establish where they were you might try to get false exculpatories and ask them a few questions and they'll say, well i was home watching tv and we have them on a surveillance camera around the corner then you know they're lying based on their statements. and that goes further to suggest guilt. so it's generally going to be very very basic line of questioning but if they have the right people they're going to test them and find they have
on august 1st of 1983, i received a phone call from my brother, sam. he told me sid was gone, that he was killed, and murdered, and that he walked in and found him. >> the first thing the police look for in any type of a homicide scene is sign of a forced entry through the door or window, or a sign of a struggle, and they didn't see any sign that there had been an obvious burglary, robbery or assault in this apartment. that leads investigators to think that they should be looking from within, they should be looking at roommates or friends or relatives or people who had access to this apartment, people who had access to sid wells. in this case, the police started their investigation with sam wells. >> they proceeded to ask me all kinds of questions. questions like, you know, why would you kill your brother, why would you do something like that, and they decided it was time to give me what they call a paraffin test to find out