that was found in michigan. they also compared the lands and grooves on the test bullet compared to those of the fatal bullet. those also matched. my opinion is it s that gun and only that gun that could have fired it. by this time, planten was already in custody in north carolina and things weren t going well. at his court appearance, he refused to walk and had to be strapped to a gurney. when he was wheeled into court for his first appearance, he did not open his eyes. and i believe in drew planten s world, as long as his eyes were closed and he didn t see it, it may not have happened. but no one will know for certain all the details in either murder. shortly before he was to go on trial for murder in north carolina, drew planten suffocated himself with a plastic bag in prison.
against planten and he bore no resemblance to the composite sketch. so they couldn t get a court ordered dna sample. for now, it appeared police had hit another dead end. number 1 of my 20 is for chacne. you know, chin acne. uh-huh. not to brag, but i have the chin of a teenager.
rebecca s mail in drew planten s apartment, they called lansing investigators with the news. they said if you have a .45 caliber handgun, please let me know. he says we got two. i said keep em. planten s two .45 caliber guns were test fired. analysts were especially interested in the marks on the shell casings. imperfections from the firing pin are imprinted on the shell casing when the gun is fired. and each are unique to each gun made. when the shell casing was compared to the shell casing from drew planten s gun, the results were unmistakable. some very well define parallel linear marks that were on the surfaces of all the tests and on the evidence cartridge
but the killer left valuable dna evidence behind. i think calling mr. bennett the day that we arrested drew planten was one of the highlights of my career. when police searched planten s apartment, they found pornography, lock-picking guides, and knives. they also found other disturbing evidence that opened the possibility that planten may have killed before. what if a photo could build that shelf you ve always wanted? or fix a leaky faucet? or even give you your saturday back? the new snapfix app revolutionizes local service. just snap a photo and angie s list coordinates a top-rated provider to do the work on your schedule. the app makes it easy. the power of angie s list makes it work. download snapfix for free.
to force drew planten to provide his dna sample for testing. but one of their scientific experts had a suggestion. i said we need to get a sample that was more intimate from him. we need to get a sample which he had touched or used, such as a cigarette butt or a toothbrush, or an item of clothing. but that wouldn t be easy. it seemed planten knew he was being followed. surveillance was conducted on drew planten for a week, at work and at home, and we could not obtain any dna from that week s worth of surveillance. ultimately, investigators followed planten to a restaurant. but planten was one step ahead of them. he ate nothing but finger foods. when he would get up to go to the bathroom, he would take his