her front door. she never made it. we can t explain what happened in those 20 steps. it just didn t make sense to me. a working mom murdered. it was hard to imagine that anybody would be capable of something like that. reporter: police started with the men in her life. was one of them behind her death? everybody was a suspect. the estranged husband. you know you are a person of interest. the ex. oh susie where are you? the brand new boyfriend. and the unbelievable thing, they were all there the morning of the murder. so who did it? my stomach was in my throughout. all of us were a little taken aback. it was hard for my brain to wrap around that. the spring air was a cold blanket around the pickup reporter: it was early morning. still dark. the spring air was a cold blanket around the pickup parked an runs near the main street of little glendive, montana. at 5:20 a.m., the passenger side door opened, the woman got out and made it to her apartment.
that could be true? absolutely not. it was a long plane ride home. reporter: do you remember what your mind was doing to you during that plane ride? how can this happen? why would somebody do it? reporter: those questions because none of them believed bryan capable of suicide. and sure enough, the next morning an autopsy revealed abrasions and contusions on the doctor s head. a swollen right eye. clearly, there had been a struggle. and he d been struck by three gunshots. two in the lower right forearm, then a fatal shot to the chest. the conclusion? obvious. it was not suicide. it was homicide. how is it possible at first they thought it was a suicide? i can t answer that. i think you have to understand that that county had not had a homicide in, i think it was like 19 years. reporter: it was monday when state department of criminal investigation agent ken thompson was called in.
homicide in, i think it was like 19 years. it was monday when state department of criminal investigation agent ken thompson was called in. and by the time he got to the doctor s bunkhouse, the locals had been gone, the scene left unguarded for more than 24 hours. montana s a remote state. sometimes you ll drive eight hours to get to the crime scene. so it s not like a big city where you can roll in and everything s pristine. no, not even close. in fact, the deputies and local coroner had spent just a few hours tramping around bryan s kitchen, had taken about a dozen photos. and in the process, had done things that couldn t be undone. like cleaning up blood on the floor under the victim s upper body. and tossing into the garbage a telephone handset found under dr. rein s head without swabbing for dna or dusting for fingerprints. those discarded materials were beyond recovery by the time investigator thompson arrived. the local deputies did tell him they found a water shoe on the b
the show. thanks so much. hundreds of people in madison, wisconsin, are expected to attend the funeral for tony robinson later today. the unrm aed 19-year-old was shot and killed march 5th by police during a confrontation in his apartment. there have been a number of demonstrations since that shooting. more than 1,000 people attended a march on wednesday. in wisconsin, when there is a case of police deadly force, the investigation is handled by an outside third party. in this instance the state department of criminal investigation. police in ferguson, missouri, are still searching for whomever shot and wounded two police officers early thursday morning. those shootings took place during a demonstration outside of ferguson s police headquarters. a bit earlier, ferguson s police chief resigned a week after the justice department released a 105-page report detailing racial bias on the part of the police force and other city officials. st. louis county police yesterday summed up what s
under wisconsin law when there is a case of police deadly force, the investigation is handled by an outside third party. in this instance it s the state department of criminal investigation. betty? all right. nbc s anne thompson. thank you. now to selma, alabama, and 50 years ago this was the scene of violence and hatred. today the edmund pettus bridge is a scene of remembrance and triumph. thousands of americans of all races are gathered there to march in the footsteps of civil rights icons of 1965. joining me now from selma is msnbc s melissa harris-perry. good to see you again. we re now, what a couple hours away from the march in remembrance remembrance. what s the mood like there as they gather and wait for this? well, it s been a very exciting day where i m standing. we re at brown chapel which has a great history in this selma movement. it is where the protesters staged before they marched each