and i read the letter and synopsis of the case. >> kim stevens entered the last call killer's printsmaine state's database. >> i thought there was no way i would get a match. i had done a lot of searches for outside agencies. and the chances i thought would be very slim. >> but the database of known criminal offenders in maine turned up 30 possible matches. >> so 30 prints came up in the list for me to look at one by one, side by side, to see if they could be the print. >> for the side-by-side comparison, stevens used the original hard copies made by the 30 criminals when they were arrested and inked by police. it's time-consuming and exhausting. >> you want to do it when your eye is fresh and you're ready to make comparisons. >> then stevens found one that she thought matched. >> every time i went to the next ridge and found detail that agreed, obviously, it was surprise. i was jumping up and down for joy and couldn't believe it. >> the final step is to have the match verified by another examiner. and that person agreed. the prints belonged to richard rogers, a former graduate stude

kim wanted to get rid of her husband so she would be free to pursue the relationship with her lover. the defense argued that stevencko's death could have been caused by the fire and that his lack of consciousness might have been caused by the accumulation of chemicals he inhaled through his work at the golf course. the jury found kim hricko guilty of first-degree murder and first-degree arson. she was sentenced to life in prison. >> without the science, stephen hricko probably would have been buried, and we would have all thought this was just a horrible, tragic fire death. and his case probably would have been labeled accidental death and he would have been buried and nobody would have ever known. >> i just know that his life was valued and nobody deserves such a thing, and he was a very good man, and most of all, he was a good father. and he loved his family and we loved him very much and we're very proud of him, and i'd give anything to have him back. >> since this case went to trial, scientists at karolinska institute in sweden, and now in the united states, have developed protocols enabling the identification

steven stamos and i would like to announce the sfgtv staff who are broadcasting today and jim smith. could you read the first >> roll call. >> avalos. >> present. >> campos. >> present. >> cohen. >> present. >> kim. absent. >> mar. >> present. >> we have a quorum. >> okay let's go on to the next item please. >> consent calendar, items two and three, comprise the consent calendar, they are routine, and the staff is not presenting if a member objects any of them may be removed and considered separately. >> okay. we have two items that are on here, i don't see any comments from colleagues and go on to public comment and, anybody member from the public that would like to comment on items two or three, seeing none, we will close public comment. and motion to approve these items. >> from supervisor compose, and seconded by mar and we will take that with a roll call vote. >> consent calendar, avalos. >> aye. >> campos. aye. >> mar. >> aye. >> passes. >> item four, state and federal legislative up date and this is an information item. n >> good morning, pleased to be here mark watts and the wear ors band outside and good luck on game three and so there are three measures that we are adding to the bill m