The ballistics comparison relies on a single striation match reported without a confidence range. Modern lab standards would flag that as inconclusive.
Unsolved homicide from 1979. Contributors are re-examining the physical evidence inventory.
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Body discovered; county opens a homicide investigation.
Initial canvass closes without a named suspect.
Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory.
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The ballistics comparison relies on a single striation match reported without a confidence range. Modern lab standards would flag that as inconclusive.
Nobody ever pulled the impound log for the second vehicle listed in the neighbor's statement. It is a public record and it is still available.
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