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With all due respect, all of these discussions are missing the point: it's irrelevant if guns leave imprints and how reliable those imprints are on average. What really counts is the answer to the question of *how* specific the marks found here in this case were. Can they be used to identify this particular gun among a set of guns of the same model in a blind test? Nobody ever tested it. If you would compare it to DNA evidence: sure, it's extremely reliable, but in case you have a case involving identical twins: could it still dissociate between them? Can other guns of the same type leave marks that look similar? Nobody had this tested and that's a complete travesty. The state could easily send him to prison if an expert can link this gun/bullet combo in a blind test of 10 cartridges and 10 guns. He'd be done and all the complaints about proper treatment would stop. But no, they really on some expert who knew what had to come out and testing the gun against others that have no reasonable way of creating these marks. It's worse than a high school science project.
It sounds like there still may be some confusion surrounding the cartridge. I think it may help to explain, or show, the circumstances when a cartridge might be cycled vs. fired be. (ex: it's a dud, or you're showing someone how it works, etc.) That info won't solve this case, but knowledge helps in clearer understanding.
That is what I got out of that. That cartridge matched the marks that Allens gun made. As he said he had never been to the site of the murders with that gun, kind of proofs Allen as a liar.
I really loved your show Duty Ron but you jumped in on this case without covering everything from when he was arrested. I checked the playlist. You’re so biased on this one and I’m guessing it’s because of Lauren. And I guess I am too but I have read every motion and filing that was made public. What the judge granted the state and what the judge denied the defence. I’m disappointed. I hope you or one of your loved ones never goes through what RA went through.
@vickyw8789 First that is not accurate. We did shows on this case where I was critical of the crime scene investigation. Second we are not discussing the case here per se, we are explaining ballistic toolmark evidence without bias to the case. We are discussing how these marks are made, how they are tested and how they are analyzed.
