marks, parallel running linear marks that were present on the primer surfaces of all the tests and on the evidence cartridge that was entered in the site in michigan. marks, parallel linear marks that were present on the primer surfaces of all the tests and on the evidence cartridge that was entered in the site in michigan. they also compared the lands and grooves on the test bullet to those on the fatal bullet. those also matched. my opinion that 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 did not see it, it may not have been happening. but no one will know for certain all the details in either murder. shortly before he was to go on
this time, one neighbor reported some new information. we actually had one that reported seeing this peeping tom walking a dog that appeared to be a large rottweiler type dog and that he saw him walking him from bridgeport apartments over into dominion apartments. stephanie lived in the bridgeport apartments. so we took our focus from bridgeport over to the dominion apartments. apartment managers there remembered a tenant with a big, black dog who had since moved away. their very words to us were, we know who you re talking about. his name is drew planten and he is a strange bird. 35-year-old drew planten had no criminal history, wasn t married, and worked analyzing fertilizer ingredients at the north carolina department of agriculture. very reclusive individual. later we went and interviewed people who knew him and had worked with him. and he was very much to himself.
when investigators searched drew planten s apartment, they found several pieces of mail addressed to a woman in lansing, michigan, rebecca huismann. the postmark was six years old. a background check revealed that rebecca huismann was murdered in lansing six years earlier, and the case had never been solved. coincidentally, drew planten was a student at michigan state university at the time, which was also just a few miles from lansing. rebecca huismann was working as a topless dancer at the time of her murder. it was something she had not planned on, but she needed the money. she was a very beautiful young woman and she was trying to make some extra money so that she and her fiance could get married.
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 straw out of his cup and put it in his pocket and take it to the bathroom with him. he flushed all of his napkins.
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. the keys to this home belong to mark and alissa anderson. they bought the place four months ago on what was arguably the scariest day of their lives. neither has any idea what the future holds for them. but they bought into a 30-year mortgage anyway. that was bold. they must really believe in themselves. buy in. quickenloans/home buy. refi. power.