a .38-caliber weapon. there were two torso shots. one of those torso shots, the bullet remained. the other torso shot, the bullet went all the way through his body. in the yard, investigators found the projectile that passed through shaw s body. this, along with the two bullets found inside shaw s body were sent to the forensics lab. under a microscope, firearms expert chris henderson discovered that the lands and grooves on two bullets were the same. the third bullet was different. we determined that we had two different shooters, based on the class characteristics of the bullets. in their search for potential suspects, police had to consider whether rosana shaw had anything to do with her husband s murder. ron s grown son from his first marriage certainly thought so.
were basically indistinguishable from those of shannon touchet s shoes. they had the same wear, the same physical characteristics, they were nike air jordans, same size. shannon s own mother disputed his alibi. she told investigators that shannon was out with two friends on the night of the murder, reggie basile and ronald benson, and they were driving a burgundy car, similar to the one witnesses saw near the murder scene. when questioned, both reggie basile and ronald benson denied any involvement in the robbery and murder. police obtained a search warrant and confiscated all of the shoes belonging to the two men, but none matched the shoe impressions found inside shaw s home. so, investigators decided to look for genetic material inside the red ski mask that had been discarded after the murder.
and about a mile from the crime scene, search dogs found a potentially crucial piece of evidence. while they were walking around in the roadway, they discovered a red ski mask with blue outlines on it next to the roadway, which was in direct line of sight to the rear of the victim s property. this ski mask, red with dark trimming around the eyes, was similar to the one described by rosana shaw. at ron s autopsy, the medical examiner confirmed that ron shaw was shot three times with a .38-caliber weapon. there were two torso shots. one of those torso shots, the bullet remained. the other torso shot, the bullet went all the way through his body. in the yard, investigators found the projectile that passed through shaw s body. this, along with the two bullets found inside shaw s body were sent to the forensics lab.
car, similar to the one witnesses saw near the murder scene. when questioned, both reggie basile and ronald benson denied any involvement in the robbery and murder. police obtained a search warrant and confiscated all of the shoes belonging to the two men, but none matched the shoe impressions found inside shaw s home. so investigators decided to look for genetic material inside the red ski mask that had been discarded after the murder. the forensic scientist turned the mask inside out and swabbed around the mouth area, hoping to pick up cells from saliva. using the entire surface area of the swab to collect as much of the potential cellular material that s there. using a dna test called str, or short tandem repeats,
on the night of the murder, reggie basile and ronald benson, and they were driving a burgundy car, similar to the one witnesses saw near the murder scene. when questioned, both reggie basile and ronald benson denied any involvement in the robbery and murder. police obtained a search warrant and confiscated all of the shoes belonging to the two men, but none matched the shoe impressions found inside shaw s home. so, investigators decided to look for genetic material inside the red ski mask that had been discarded after the murder. the forensic scientist turned the mask inside out and swabbed around the mouth area, hoping to pick up cells from saliva. using the entire surface area of the swab to collect as much of the potential cellular