Students were responsible for every step of creating the short film BANG! from pre-production to the final product, working under the supervision of Ringo Jones and industry professionals.
detective gontermon found someone who fell through the cracks earlier. what was his criminal history? stalking his girlfriend. he lived across the street behind brittani. also suspicious, the suspect left new mexico after the attack. where was he? i think in colorado, if i m not mistaken. so they surprisingly tracked him down and asked him for a dna swab. forensic scientist alana williams took over from there. how long did it take you to see if there was a match? is it instant? no, so it takes several days
a list of evidence on cases. there s a box. you either check dispose or retain, and the box was checked dispose for this case. i mean, what s that moment like when you re trying to solve this case, only to find out that physical evidence has been destroyed by your own police department? well, i was pretty upset. i was pretty mad. okay, to be honest, i was really mad. the most important piece of evidence, though, was that blood drop which was stored separately. the defense would want their own experts to test it. so if it was missing, too, the case against hansen might well be over. was that kind of a, oh, my gosh, what if this has been destroyed, too? yes. because then you re kind of done. i was stressed. i met with alana williams, the forensic scientist. she went to look for it and she found it. it was in the freezer. and so, thank god. still, prosecutor david waymire knew the case had taken