LA Forensics: The Sandwich Shop Murders

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Interviews with investigators, forensic scientists, and crime scene personnel.

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1. Grim Discovery
2. Gathering the Team
3. Good Kids, Great Families
4. Damage Assessment
5. Investigation
6. A Promising Case
7. An Eyewitness
8. An Anonymous Caller
9. The Man with the Gun
10. An Arrest
11. Gun Evidence
12. The Fingerprints
13. The Trial Begins
14. The Totality of Evidence
15. Red Herring
16. Lies and Fake Tears
17. Justice Delayed
18. A Disheartening Result
19. Unconvincing Appeal
20. Sources