matter. everybody footprint, toe print looks a little bit different. that s right. they re unique to each individual. that s correct. now, what s interesting, particularly about this case is actually at a crime scene he outlined his own feet, appare apparently, in chalk. he did it himself. could there possibly be impressions there and, if not, maybe some small minute pieces of skin that could give dna. yes, that s correct. the impressions of his foot will be there or could be there, as well as dna. because any time you touch a surface you could leave behind dna and skin cells, that s correct. has this been used before? is it admissible in court? it has been used before. toe prints and footprints aren t as prevalent in the courts as fingerprints. but, yes, it has been used before. i believe in the early 1950s is one of the first cases in which a toe print was used to convict
somebody. we all know there is a fingerprint database and there is not a toe print or fingerprint database. they would have to get a court order to take a footprint and do the comparison and is the comparison done the same way as a fingerprint? yes. that kind of comparison is done the same. yes, since it s not been used in court that much, it still would be admissible and you would get a known print from his foot and compare it to any prints you find at the crime scene. fascinating to follow. gene, thanks for being with us. thank you. after all the optimism we heard yesterday that a new containment cap could stop that oil from flowing into the gulf. now, word that not one but two delays. the latest bp will stop drilling its relief wells for 48 hours. and then the other delay, integrity tests were supposed to start yesterday, but the experts decided more analysis is needed