but in reading the medical examiner's report, dr. haskell noticed an inconsistency. the autopsy, the medical examiner said he found eggs but not larvae. and he noticed something else. at the original autopsy, the eggs were scraped from the body and placed in a petri dish. the scrapings also contained bits of flesh and blood. this meant that the eggs had three additional days to feed on the flesh and develop before they were analyzed. >> i'm trying to avoid saying the cops screwed up. i'm trying to be diplomatic. >> dr. haskell analyzed some of the eggs found on edna posey's body. after three years, they were so dry they were almost dust. they were then placed in a saline solution to rehydrate them. dr. haskell believes these eggs were on edna posey's body for only a short time. meaning that edna posey was killed sometime late saturday night or early sunday morning, not friday night as the original entomologist estimated. >> scientific entomological evidence that was presented in this case clearly showed that the time when the death of this individual had taken place

the medical examiner still doesn't know how the man died. and yet to find out where, two important leads to solving the case. >> stuff talk about the bay year police officer. >> i think he should be terminated and i think the chief should step down. >> a cop who loses his badge to a prostitute and a drug dealing pimp. >> and the race over climate change and mowhow politicians are taking notice. >> and there is inherent security risk to all modern vehicles. >> car thieves are giving up ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. >>> east bay police sergeant is in trouble. under investigation for his alleged involvement with a nevada sex worker. the sergeant had his gun stolen during the encounterer and if man who ended up with it shot himself in the leg. laura anthony has more. >> i think it's disgraceful. >> eileen's reaction is similar to what we heard all around the community of kensington. word that one of the town's highest ranking police officers had his gun, badge and handcuffs stolen

the medical examiner found what looked to be blood under one of her fingernails. e time, it was far too small for dna analysis. by 1998, however, work that gen-probe and scientists like helena greenwood had been working on led to new developments in dna testing. one of the most important was polymerase chain reaction, or pcr, which enabled scientists to copy minute dna samples until they were large enough to test. >> polymerase chain reaction allows you to make a geometrically increasing number of copies. where you start with one, after one round of pcr you end up with two, then four, then eight, and so on. the big advantage of pcr for forensic work is that it is so sensitive. a very small amount of dna can yield a very large amount of information. >> it's a fortunate thing that they didn't try to test it at the time because as you test biological material it's destroyed. and had they at the time of helena's autopsy tested that material, they would have found nothing and the material would have been destroyed. >> when the biological material from helena's fingernai

the medical examiner has not identified the body yet or determined a cause of death. and the police say that the medical examiner's office is waiting on dna evidence to identify that body. in the meantime the san francisco police are working this case. >> thank you, jeanne. new at 11:00, police have released the foe toefphoto of a man who they believe went up to a 99 cent store and groebped a little girl. investigators are hoping that somebody recognizes the man from the sketch or the surveillance picture. it sis a crime that even palo alto police call bizarre. this happened at the nature preserve near the palo alto airport, and this is where we find terry mcsweeney. this almost happened two weeks ago, but we are only finding about it now, why? >> well the palo alto police are saying they want to get this information out as quickly as possible possible, and accurate, and they took extra time, because it is so unusual. >> and a kind of a bizarre incident. >> wow! >> and that is not the best thing to talk about. >> according to police a a man and a woman were out for a w

the medical examiner has not made an i.d. or determined a cause of death. >>> a stretch of highway one in the north bay has re-opened after an accident involving a gas tanker that overturned yesterday morning filling 1,200 gallons of gas on the road and into the drainage ditch. some of the gas did spill into the ocean. hazardous materials team spent most day cloning the spill and the road re-opened at 3:30 this morning. driver suffered minor injuries. >> a driver accused of killing a woman during a street race in san jose is expected to face a judge today. san jose police officer believe two men were racing on yerba buena island road and then collided two weeks ago on january 26 and one of the cars tore through a guardrail and hit 24-year-old jogger. an arraignment will take place for one of the suspects, gabriel esparza this afternoon. the other driver returns to court next month. >> ahead a battle brewing over same-sex marriage with a controversy that forced the nation's highest court to step in. >> and we weigh in on women

the medical examiner's office has yet to identify the body of the man found in the suitcase. in san francisco philippe djegal, kron four news. a teenager is stabbed at a concord park. police say it happened yesterday around four p-m at community park off newhall parkway. there was a report of a large group fighting. witnesses told police around twenty people were involved and some were seen with guns. police say they found the victim left in the park with injuries to their torso. the teen is expected to surive. an overturned tanker that spilled fuel closed both directions of highway one near jenner in sonoma county today. it happened shortly before eight-30 this morning. c-h-p says multiple hazardous materials crews responded to the scene to clean up the fuel. it's unknown how much fuel spilled on the roadway. it could still be another hour until highway one reopens. http:/kron4.com/2015/02/08/tanke r-filled-with-fuel-overturns-on- highway-1/ oakland police department investigators released a sketch of the person responsible for the sexual assault of a ten- year-old boy that

. >> reporter: sara, the montgomery county medical examiner tell me that five people have died from hypothermia within the past month, four were from philadelphia and just this morning an 86-year-old man froze to death in allentown and the m.e. says that these deaths could be avoided and he has this message for the public. montgomery county coroner dr. walter hoffman calls this frigid winter one of the worst in his years as a physician. five people have died of hypothermia in the past month all of them were older or elderly and two had dementia. but the deaths could have been preventsed preventsed. >> these are the folks that fall through the cracks and it's frustrating to see preventible deaths. >> hypothermia can strike within an hour. some bodies had temperatures below 80 degrees, friends and family need to check on them during cold snaps. >> you can't put all of this on social services there are too many people. if you live in a neighborhood of homes, i think the neighbors have a moral responsibility to know what is going on with the elderly in their community. >> reporter: some good advice

the medical examiner says she died of a stab wound to the chest that stabbed her an or the a. the m.e. has not ruled on the cause of john sheridan's death he was also found stabbed in the bedroom that was set on fire, the unusually prolonged investigation has led to speculation but no answers. could it have been a murder-suicide or were both killed by someone else. investigators have questioned the sheridan's four sons and say they played no roles in the deaths. but one was found with illegal drugs and paraphernalia the day the bodies were zofrd. investigators say the public is not in danger that indicates that the sheridans were not killed in a botched burglary of some kind. >> the spokesperson for the attorney general says they will not have anything conclusive until the medical examiner rules on the death of john sheridan. live in skillman david henry channel 6 "action news." >> thank you david. >>> pennsylvania state representative cheryl parker lost her final appeal to overturn her conviction on dui and reckless driving charges parker was found guilty two years ago when s

the medical examiner's office has not released a cause of death but said there are some oddities in this case. cruz was found dead at the water's edge near four mile run stream and the potomac river saturday afternoon. >>> 3 1/2 years after he arrived with much fanfare montgomery county school superintendent is out and a nationwide search is on for a permanent replacement. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan at montgomery county schools headquarters where superintendent joshua starr is leaving right in the middle of the school year after lieuing the confidence of at least half -- losing the confidence of at least half of the school board members. >> it has been an honor to be your superintendent. >> reporter: it was like an awful meeting with your boss. >> the board deeply appreciates the work he has done. >> reporter: there was the school board that employs him carrying on about his success. >> his thoughtful, intelligent leadership. >> reporter: and then announcing it was forcing him to resign. >> the message is not one of quitting, right? the message i hope would be one don't get into a fig

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the medical examiners office could not locate any record for a cause of death. it remains unclear why he was every in police custody. >>> the medical examiner contacted me and said that he died from heroin intoxication. how could he have been in custody, if you know people who have done through heroin withdrawal, how could that have happened? how could he not have gotten to a hospital? how could he have been found dead? i don't have the answers because it is sure cause for investigation. >> today rahm emanuel is on the ballot, there is a reparations bill for the victims of a chicago police detective that tortured confessions out of people. >> he didn't just torture them, he electrocuted them. he did them to people in chicago that people don't care about. chicago police, whatever they want to say, they dodged the real issues, they only responded after my story ran, not last week. it has a history and a context. >> mayor emanuel is standing in the way of that bill. spencer ackerman, thank you, the article is incredible, we linked it on our facebook page. "the rache

the medical examiner will determine an exact cause of death. prince george's county police hope a security camera will help catch farmers who hit a pharmacy in district heights. >> the police are beginning to connect the dots between the pharmacy robbery and three others in d.c., which is not far from here. they say the robbers are brazen, armed, and dangerous. this video shows the three men storming the pharmacy, jumping over the counter, guns john, terrifying the clark. it happened in broad daylight on a saturday. >> at the time of the crime, it startled everyone. businesses, pond shots haircutteries, pawnshops, beauty shops. >> the mo is the same. target small independent pharmacies, getting away with money and drugs. this technician told us they also attacked workers with pepper spray. >> our next come eyes, my face. i was shaking so bad. >> this has left other business owners on edge. >> sometimes we are scared to come outside. anything could happen. >> any little clue could help the police tracked down these armed robbers. right now, there

appears that the mother may have suffered a medical emergency and the son was merely trying to get help when he also suffered a medical emergency. the bodies are at the medical examiner's office tonight for autopsies to determine the exact cause of death. >>> a maryland woman is behind bars tonight, charged in the stabbing death of her boyfriend. they say that the 28-year-old stabbed the victim inside their hill crest heights apartment after the argument as his name has not been released tonight as she has been charged with second-degree murder. in kentucky some 38 vehicles all involved in a highway pile up. 12 people were transported to the hospital including a firefighter. all reported in good condition. slick roads are being blamed for those accidents. >>> coming up, a fridged night ahead, but how much snow is okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. with no chemical leaveners. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. no other pizza tastes like freschetta because no other pizza is made like freschetta. and try great tasting gluten free freschetta. ask for it at your local st

. >>> today the medical examiner released the cause of death for the victims in that deadly mansion fire near annapolis. don and sandra pyle and their four grandchildren died of thermal injuries and smoke inhalation. the medical examiner's office confirms the cause of death was accidental and was started by an electrical spark to a 15- foot christmas tree. the parents of the children killed were not in the home when the fire broke out on january 20th. >>> a d.c. council is going to consider a bill to name the city's only public university after the late marion barry. it's a discussion that was started today during d.c.'s council meeting and continues on the web and the university of the district of columbia campus. bruce johnson is just back from campus in northwest. what are the students saying about changing the name of udc? >> i don't think they like the name change for the most part. this change is part of a profile introduced today as part of the d.c. session by councilman vincent orange. >> i don't think it's a bad idea considering all that marion barry has done for the city. >> re

>> the medical examiner did their job and said the officers here at philadelphia police headquarters needed to go back to that scene, they could have a homicide on their hands. >> red and blue lights paint the facade of two buildings yet again. officers focus on the winnebago for the second day in a row. they believe one man's death is suspicious and that he could be one of their own, a retired philadelphia police officer. they found evidence that the 69-year-old may have been killed. >> they left that scene about two hours ago when police wrapped up their investigation inside that winnebago. they won't say who the 69-year-old is. they won't describe any suspects to us at this time. keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> new at 11:00, governor chris christie at center of a new federal probe. they sub pressed grand jury indictments against christie donors. we tried to reach christie's office for comment, but we did not get any. the spokesman would not comment on the probe. >> a case of measles in new jersey is confirmed. it would be the state's first case this year. it is a 1-year-old baby who

the medical examiner is in the process of trying to identify the victim and determine a cause of death. >>> officials today confirmed a new case of measles. the patient is an infant in southern california. and this brings the total number of cases in california to 92. ktvu's allie rasmus tells us the outbreak is causing concern in the bay area. >> reporter: getting a shot is an experience that could be almost as painful for the parents as it is for their kids. [ crying ] >> reporter: the measles vaccine is in high demand right now. >> we have gotten hundreds of phone calls over the past couple weeks about the measles vaccine. asking if their children are up to date. >> because of the outbreak he is bringing in toddlers for their shots earlier. >> we felt those children needed to come in and be protected. >> reporter: they are going to disneyland disneyland in a couple week. they got a booster shot today. >> reporter: doctors instituted a policy requiring all patients over 2 to get the measles vaccine or go somewhere else. >> we have lots of kids who are susceptible to measles. infants

. >> and what was the medical examiner's testimony tell them about the injurys to chris kyle and chadtlefield. >> and again, the medical examiner said that by describing the wounds that they were so severe that both men died not quite instantly, but very, very quickly. for instance, chad kyle was shot six time ss, and at least e three of the bullets, and any one of them would have killed him and his are friend was shot seven times, and three of the shots are there would have easily killed him, and he finished by saying that neither man would have survived the wounds they suffered from eddie routh. >> and it is important, too, martin, to poe what happened after the shooting what eddie routh did. >> right. this is very important, because as you will remember the defense is saying that he he was insane and he did not know what he was doing, and the prosecution is saying that he knew full well what he was doing, because he fled in chris kyle's pickup truck, an then he stopped to have a meal a couple of hours later, and went through the drive-through, and bought a couple of burritos and th

part of reason is the medical examiner has still not identified the victim or determined the cause of death. >> they haven't indicated that they want him to report or they will be monitoring him in any way. he has no plans to leave san francisco. he will be here. >> a source says police want to determine if body parts were those of who was reported missing and said to be a friend and former roommate of andres. >>> the city's mission district, it happened around 3:30 a.m. at 26th and brian streets. a man was shot standing in front of a closed coffee shop. he managed to walk to 24th and alabama where officers found him. he was rushed to the hospital and treated for gunshot wounds that are not considered life threatening. investigators say they don't have a lot of information about what lead up to the shooting because the victim is not cooperating with police. >>> after the driest january in the bay area there is finally some rain on the horizon. we let you know when it should arrive and how much we should expect. >> yeah. extreme changes headed this way for the bay area. for today we ha

at the autopsy, the medical examiner made a startling discovery. blaine hodges didn't have any soot in his lungs or breathing passages which would have been present had he set the fire before killing himself. and blaine's body revealed even more telling information. >> mr. hodges showed signs of what we called decay which was more consistent with his having been dead for many, many hours or even days when compared to the others. >> and i thought at first that he was just pulling my leg, because i have known him for so long. then he said, barry, i'm serious. >> there was no way blaine hodges could have killed his family if he was already dead. >> that forensic determination from the autopsy enabled the police to know we don't have a murder-suicide. you know? the girls could not have shot themselves through the head twice. teresa could not have strangled herself and set the house on fire. >> in order to buy time, forensics did not reveal these details to the media or other family members. >> they had been told they had died in a fire. and that was all

. >>> the medical examiner narrowed down the cause of death r a baby found yesterday. yolo county deputies say justice rees drowned or died of hypothermia. justice rees and his mother disappeared on monday. someone found the mom crying tuesday. search teams worked through the night before finding the baby yesterday morning on the bank of a slough. >>> police said the city's first homicide in two years may have started as a home invasion. the man who was killed hasn't been identified and neither has the suspect. except to say he is 27. a woman who was a friend of the victim was attacked and she remains in critical condition. the crime has shaken the res dents. >>> hundreds of human bones unearthed in fran and now we are get -- in san francisco and now we are getting an idea of where it came from. now it is drawing to a close. ktvu's christien kafton tells us it started with a remodeling project that turned up more than a thousand human bones. >> reporter: a team of ark yawlgists are looking for clues to a mystery that unfolded in fort mason. . >> a hospital from the 186

the medical examiner performed leann's autopsy. e was no gun powder residue in the bullet wound, but there were some tiny dots of gun powder called stippling embedded in the skin around the wound. >> the stippling is a phenomena that occurs when partly burnt particles land on the surface of the skin. >> the density of this stippling pattern indicated that the mussel of the firearm was 12 to 18 inches away from the head when the gun went off and the trajectory of the bullet was almost horizontal. an unusual path for a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head pp >> in order to accomplish that, your arm has to be about four foot long. this lady had only 23 inches or 23 1/2 inches long right arm. >> they found a brown folder in mick's office containing numerous romantic greeting cards. inside were pictures of susan shernowski, a local district court judge. investigators also discovered that mick had earned $17,000 in legal fees from cases assigned by and presided over by judge susan shernowski. if the two were romantically involved, th

kron4's maureen kelly spoke to a pathology expert who says the more difficult challenge for the medical examinere determining how he died. >>the most important thing we are missing is the head >> reporter:dr judy melinek performs autopsys for the alameda county coroner's office who has written a book on her field of forensic pathology. >> reporter:she says if all the medical examiner has to work with in this case is the headless torso and leg found in that gruesome discovery near 11th and mission then they have a tough job in front of them. it is possible that there are clues to be detected in the body parts that were found >> reporter:if there is obvious signs ofbut she says in most cases.you need a complete picture of what happened. >> reporter:she says if that's the case.and no other body parts are foundthe cause of death in this cause could remain a mystery. >> reporter: >> with the absence of evidence all you have is what you have. sometimes medical examiner officer may have to call the case will be called undetermined. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news >> pam: the man accused of beating

the medical examiner has yet to determine a cause of death. we spoke with a friend who says the last time he saw him was friday and said he maintained his innocence and asked for a sleeping bag. >> i look down and i said good to see him. i don't know what the problem was. we stood up and he said can i get a bag? i got him a bag and that was pretty much it. >> reporter: in a statement public defender said i am sorry to learn he died saturday morning. during the short time i represented mark i found him to be a kind and engaging person. we will have more on this story tonight at 11:00. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> most of the bay area was soaked with rain today and there could be more wet weather tonight. the rain hit hard in san francisco this morning pounding wind shields and roads. puddles as the rain kept coming down. we found a car with water half way up the wheel. in the south bay the extra rainfall had the creek gushing. the water is needed after the driest january on record. more about the rain we have seen and the rain that is

the medical examiner says gilbert began st. louisless were killed. they found a red infinity. they uprooted another tree and caught on fire. >> at 2:00 in the morning there is always a good chance alcohol could be involved. speed could be a factor. falling asleep could be something to consider as well. >> they have not determined if alcohol or drugs play add factor in the crash. they asking anyone that saw it at the time of the crash to call the chp. >>> police looking for the people involved in a fight that killed a 24-year-old man. it happened around 3:00 yesterday morning. neighbors tell police they could hear glass breaking and a possible fight in the street. when police arrived they found a 24-year-old man with life threatening injuries. he was later pronounced dead at the scene. they are investigating the cause of death. >>> the patriots are super bowl champions ten years after they won their last title. >> intercepted at the goal line by butler. >> it was unbelievable. time winding down. saw hawks russell wilson was intercepted. the patriots won 28-24 coming back after b

that's why the medical examiner is asking for these dental records and for the dna.ne of those things where is it was only the front car it appears that was significantly impacted and everybody else began running toward the back of the train realizing that they had to get off. they opened up the doors. they were jumping into snow banks and there was -- it was people that wanted to get out because they didn't know how quickly the flames would spread and how many cars ultimately it would affect. the description we're hearing now is really it was the first car that was affected as well as perhaps the second car that may also have been affected by flames. >> all right. deborah feyerick reporting live for us this morning. thanks so much. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," isis released video of its brutal killing of that jordanian fighter pilot. cnn is not showing it. we'll talk about why we made that decision next. [guy] i know what you're thinking- you're thinking beneful. [announcer]beneful has wholesome grains,real beef,even accents of spinach,carrots and peas. [guy

the body's been taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. police are waiting on that report as they try to i.d. that body. >>> big cuts could be coming to schools in prince william county. "the washington post" reports school officials are considering cutting the full-day kindergarten program at more than half the county's 57 elementary schools. now, in enrollment boom is outpaced the district's budget and the board of county supervisors is planning a smaller increase in the property tax rate. >>> d.c. police want your help tonight as they try to i.d. two people involved an armed robbery. investigators are looking for the people in this video. the robbery happened three weeks ago monday just before midnight at a store near minnesota avenue in east capital street. >>> it's been nearly a year and a half since a police officer killed john greer. they released 11,000 pages of documents. we have posted them on the website. nbcwashington.com. greer was unarmed when he was shot in his home in springfield. today, some fairfax county residents demande

the medical examiner in new york said today that simon died from blunt force injuries to his head and body. he wasn't wearing a seat belt when the the car in which he was riding collided with another car in manhattan on wednesday night. the law does not require passengers in chauffeured vehicles to wear seat belts. >>> well, journalism world is mourning the loss of the new york times media columnist david carr tonight, he collapsed in his office last night. this footage is from cbs this morning where car made an appearance earlier this week. the medical examiner's office plans to look into his death david carr was just 58 years old. >>> we have nothing short of a busy friday at 5:37. we will go outside first and start off on the schuylkill expressway right around city avenue. you can see completely jammed and completely crawling westbound toward king of prussia area same story heading eastbound in the center city from the schuylkill expressway as well. on i-95 right around girard looking like just a real serious jam here heading southbound toward center city area northbound lanes not

. >> the medical examiner found residue of duct tape on her face, suggesting that the cause of deathas suffocation. >> her hair was substantially shorter. he had to cut the duct tape out of her hair to keep from leaving it behind. and that told me that he had some experience, at least, or some level of criminal sophistication. the profile that we developed of him described a white male, unsuccessfully married, probably not currently married, mid to late 20s to maybe even as old as early 30s, who had a history of sex crimes. >> the signal analysis unit of the fbi engineering section told investigators that the voice distortion of the abductor's voice was accomplished by something called a variable speed control device. >> we believed either through employment or through his technical education had some sort of background or experience in electronics. >> investigators believed the killer had everything planned out and was reading from a script, clearly evident when he corrected himself about the time of shari's letter. >> 4:58 a.m. -- no, i'm sorry. hold on that. >> as a final assault

the medical examiner found evidence she had been raped, sodomized, and stabbed in the heart. >> a knife rammed in her heart, and the subject held dawn down until she bled to death, which, from what i understand, could have been eight to ten minutes or longer, and she was defiled in the process of this. i don't know how much vileness is needed, but that's only my opinion. i think it was a very, very bad case. >> first impression i had was what a horrible, horrible crime and what somebody had done to really an innocent young lady, who absolutely didn't deserve what happened to her in any sense of the word. >> investigators discovered that the killer entered the apartment through a window, which had been pried open, but there was no evidence of burglary. nothing had been disturbed or broken. they found no foreign fingerprints inside the apartment. >> when i left there, i didn't have very good feelings at all because i think everything that i carried out there at the scene was in one large bag, and that consisted mostly of the items on the bed, the bed sheets and pillows and the blankets an

. >> the medical examiner is still trying to identify the body. >>> a sketch this morning of the man police say sexually assaulted a little girl in a 99 cent store in award. investigators say he walked up to an 8-year-old girl inside of the store and groped her underneath her clothes while her mom was nearby. the man ran away before ultimately getting caught. >>> you may notice it is a cooler start to our morning. taking a live look outside from the south bay, waiting for the sun's arrival. changes in the forecast, christina. >> indeed, indeed. good morning to you. sam, laura, everybody at home. there's a potent storm system on the way. this morning, though, what we're noticing is that wind picks up and drops off. you'll notice not much happening in the south bay. we do have patchy light fog in marin county, as you go north on 101 through santa rosa. you're going to go up and down some hills and you will encounter some patches of fog. otherwise, mostly clear down here in san jose to kick off the new day. and the thickest fog right now over the east shore, all the way through the tri-

the medical examiner confirmed today those bones are human. we don't know how long the bones were there as well as their identity. >>> tomorrow the montgomery board of education is scheduled to vote on a proposal that would delay in high schools. >> the parents and students were out here a little bit ago. it had cleared since but they're calling on the school board to push those start times early in the morning. a few dozen parents and students were out here. they held what they called a sleep-in here in front of the montgomery school headquarters. they had signs they were chanting, they were in pajamas, they had their sleeping bags, really trying to sell it, calling on the school board to push start times back. they said the students are sleep deprived that they're sleepwalking through the day falling asleep in class and pretty much in a general fog all day long which is not allowing them to learn and concentrate to the best of their abilities. parents were citing studies statistics and looking at other school districts across the country, exa

on 28-year-old john helble revealed he had been killed long before his body was found, but the medical examineras unable to determine exactly when he was killed. >> without an idea as to when the time of death is, it obviously becomes very -- much more difficult to determine who are suspects and who are people that you can rule out. >> helble's dog, keisha, was found on january 22nd. helble's telephone answering machine had messages not yet listened to. the earliest unheard message was left that same day, january 22nd. >> john would not use the answering machine to screen his telephone calls. if someone called, john wanted to talk to them. so therefore, we knew that january 22nd, 23rd john was dead. >> with this information, authorities questioned john's friends and family. >> we had three primary suspects in this case -- mike harting, andrew rich, and sharon schneider. >> the first suspect, mike harting, was a friend of john helble's. a witness recalled seeing harting's truck parked near helble's home around the time of the murder. >> mike harting was good friends with john. we knew that john

the dismembered body has been identified by the medical examiner's office as this man. >> catherine:58-year-old vallejo resident -- omar shahwan. >> catherine:the identity finally the body parts found in that suitcase did not include a head. >> catherine:there's still a lot we 'don't' know - including how he died. >> catherine:the case remains under >> catherine:the man who had been a person of interest -- 59-year-old mark andrus died last saturday. >> catherine:andrus died at a san francisco hospital.police weren't releasing many details. >> catherine:san francisco's police chief was asked today if he's still the prime suspect. >> catherine: >> we need the cause of death from the medical examiners. there's other substantial evidence. relatively possession of the victim. >> catherine:family members of omar shah-wahn released a statement today.saying >> catherine:he was a 'wonderful son and brother - with a caring heart. >> catherine:adding "this is unspeakable -- this is not normal death." >> catherine:police still aren't detailing the relationship andrus. >> pam: in santa clara. autho

they're waiting on the medical examiner to determine the identity of the body in the suitcase and the cause of death and just minutes ago, as you say, public defender jeff adachi broke the news to mark andres here at the jail. >> mr. andres was extremely relieved and i understand that he's going to be released today in a few hours. >> the district attorney issued a statement saying that he had reviewed the evidence and has decided not to file charges against mr. andres at this time. >> 59-year-old mark jeffrey andres was arrested on saturday at this public housing project on turk street. police walked him out covered in a

. >>> developing news in san francisco, where the medical examiner has identified the dismembered body found in a suitcase last month. the authorities say dna helped them identify the victim as 58- year-old omar shawan missing from vallejo. as we reported, he was a former roommate of mark andrus. andrus was the man arrested and then released in the case. he died from drug-related causes on saturday. we'll be following these new developments for you online and our next newscast at 5:00. >>> also at 5:00, fighting for the right to die. today a woman who has ter min nal illness is going to court in the bay area arguing she has the right to die peacefully and on her terms. >>> and also the president is about to talk about the fight against isis. we'll bring that to you live when it begins. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. nothing can prepare you for having a doctor tell you that you have cancer. that was very hard. so even though i was in full remission, i still had to get

the medical examiner is working to determine the identity and the cause of death. >>> a worker from a landscaping business is dead tonight. he shot himself after a police standoff. montgomery county police say the man arrived at work today. he was upset. he went to his car, got a shotgun and pointed it at a co-worker, then he shot a round into some mulch outside, then he barricaded himself with that mulch for hours outside the business. that business is in the 8900 block of brookville road in silver spring. then police say the man shot himself. nobody else was injured. >>> closing arguments begin tomorrow in the whistleblower trial involving d.c.'s police chief, chief kathy lanier spent days defending an officer. the judge dealt her case a blow today. >> reporter: kathy lanier finished her last two days of testimony stressing that the captain was not demoted for blowing the whistle on escorts for celebrities. in 2011 they went public with their sides of why he was demoted. >> there were several matters involving hilton burton that were already under review some going back to may. that

the medical examiner confirmed the victim was 58-year-old omar shahwan. parts of his body were found near 11th and mission streets last month but his head and hand were missing making it a challenge to identify him. so far, it's still unclear how he died. with the only suspect also dead, we may never know. shahwan's former roommate mark andrus was arrested for the murder but police had to let him go days later for lack of evidence. andrus died saturday of an apparent drug overdose. >>> well, the debate in california over doctor-assisted suicide is now headed to court. current state law makes assisted suicide a felony and it's been on the books now for 140 years. but now plaintiffs including a cancer patient and two doctors who have cancer are suing the state to overturn the law. they cite the case of brittany maynard a bay area woman who used oregon's death with dig net law. >> like brittany maynard, i have a lust for life. i may want to stick around for the duration but i should have a coast. >> we should look broadly across society at how many people st

police think he's in his 30s and will release his name once the medical examiner makes a positive i.d. >>> six agonizing years, and still no word on what happened to pamela butler. she's the federal worker who vanished on valentine's day 2009. now her family and friends are gathering again for a prayer vigil. the last time anyone saw butler she was going into her home in northwest d.c. on fourth and oglethorpe. no one ever see her leave and she was supposed to spend valentine's day with her mother. >> six years still waiting, police are working as hard as they can. it's a hard case to crack, but we're getting there. we're getting close. you know? i know every year we're getting closer and closer and hoping we will continue to do it but they're working hard. >> reporter: surveillance camera recorded video of butler's boyfriend going into the house and leaving right around the time she disappeared. but he's never been charged with any crime. >>> tonight, one family has to find somewhere to live after a fire destroyed their home in manassas manassas. it started in a garage on nagel stree

the medical examiner says the man appears to have been beaten. no word on a suspect or motive. >>> happening today, a philadelphia man faces sentencing for a deadly home invasion. a jury convicted ali marsh of murder conspiracy and other charges. in 2012 marsh shot and killed john paul and wounded paul's wife during a home invasion at the couple's home on cecil b. moore avenue and strawberry mansion. police say paul's two children were home at the time but not injured. >>> also today a former police officer kevin corcoran facing two years in prison for sentencing in obstruction of justice. he handcuffed an iraqi war veteran and drove him around in his cruiser for 16 minutes all because the veteran questioned him about making a u-turn in his police cruiser. >>> new video this morning shows a burglar in action at a home in camden. and just watch this video closely. look in the center of the screen. that is a 55-inch flatscreen tv. we just saw the surveillance video from january 27th showing the suspect riding a mountain bike down church street at 3

. >> reporter: the medical examiner says the victim is a light-skinned man, but it doesn't rule out the possibility that the body parts only belong to one victim, a thought that has the community shaken. >> what happened was disgusting. >> reporter: andrews has had contact with law enforcement in san francisco before and according to a published report, he also has a criminal history in montana for suspected drug possession, theft and burglary. but heber firmly believes police have the wrong man. >> he treated me like a friend. he-- >> he's innocent? >> yeah. yes, i firmly believe -- i'm pretty sure he was here wednesday. he wasn't the one. >> reporter: police are still investigating this case and they are hoping to learn more information about a possible motive for the murders in coming days. heather? >> still much more for us to follow up on regarding the investigation. thank you. >>> developing news tonight, the islamic state claims to have beheaded add japanese journalist who devoted his life to covering the stories of people, especially children, living through the horrors of war.

the medical examiner's office says the cause of death is pending, but there are some oddities in this case. the office knows who the woman is but haven't released her name yet. she was found dead in the water near the airport on saturday afternoon. >>> tomorrow members of the montgomery county school board will break their silence over whether superintendent dr. joshua starr will stay or go. the man was a no show at a county council hearing today on how sex charges against school employees have been handled. supporters applaud him for raising graduation rates and slowly closing the achievement gap, but privately some board members are worried about his style. >>> it's been almost a year and a half since a killer stalked the halls of the navy yard's building 197 and murdered 12 people. >> after millions in renovations the first of thousands of workers started to return to thing today, but even -- to the building today, but even among the remodeled offices there are reminders this was where deranged contractor aaron alexis hunted people down hallways and staircases. >> some of my friend

the medical examiner is still identifying the victims. investigators are asking anyone who may have seen the red infinity on 101 to call the chp. >>> japan's prime minister says they'll never forgive them for killing two hostages. they appeared to show the decapitated body of the journalist. last month they killed another hostage. his mother cried. >>> i wish we will carry on his will to save the lives of children from war and poverty. >> japan had been working with jordan to win the release along with a jordan pilot. jordan wanted proof the pilot is still alive, that never came at this point the fate of the pilot is unknown. >> president obama says the u.s. is doing everything in its power to rescue a 26-year-old woman being held by isis, the american woman was captured last year in syria while working for aide groups. u.s. officials have asked she not be identified. well today -- if it becomes a law the bill would require the veterans affairs department to have independence reviews of their suicide prevention programs. but also, financi

those new details were released today by the san francisco medical examiner's office. the body was pulled from the lake on january 10th. the woman's age and cause of death are still unknown. officials say it's been difficult to determine basic information given how long the body was in the water. >> fewer people committed suicide by jumping from the golden gate bridge last year. the bridge rail foundation tracks suicides on the golden gate and reported today that 38 people took their lives in 2014. that compares to 46 suicide in 2013 which was an all time high. the organization says authorities stepped up patrols last year and detained 161 people who were considered to be at risk. a $76 million plan has been approved for a suicide net. it should be completed in the year 2019. >>> two state senators say they will introduce new legislation tomorrow to boost immunization in california schools. the legislation comes as the state is dealing with its worse measles outbreak in 20 years. the bill would either tighten or eliminate opt out clauses that allow parents to skip vacci

the medical examiner says it's been hard to determine basic information about the body because it had been in the water for so long. >>> more than 20 people ended up in handcuffs in the east bay on super bowl sunday. oakland police made 12 arrests as part of the nationwide crack down on prostitution and a task force arrested 11 other people in alameda county. across the country, 570 people were arrested for attempting to buy sex and 23 alleged traffickers were taken into custody. this is the ninth year police agencies across the country have launched a nationwide sting to arrest so called johns on super bowl sunday. police say the operation targets those who pay for sex as a way to tackle forced prostitution and child trafficking. >>> last night someone shot and killed the bay area rapper who called himself the jaka. and his killing is hitting the bay area community hard. tonight 37-year-old dominique newton is being remembered as an accomplished rapper. john sasaki joins us now. you spoke to two of newton's friends. >> reporter: one of the friends was another rapper who traveled the

and you might ask well, how could she pass the medical examination and fool the doctors in order to become a private for the union army? it's a good question, and, you know doctors across the country were told to conduct thorough medical examinations, but they all flouted these rules. they had quotas to fill, bodies to get out there as quickly as possible, so they conducted these rather cursory medical exams. they really only helped if you had powder cartridges, if you had enough fingers to pull the trigger and feet to march. that was pretty much it. so the doctor passes emma into the army, and she takes on the name private frank thompson, and she starts living among her comrades. and you might ask, well, how did they not detect she was a woman? after all, they're sleeping in the same tents etc., and how did they not, you know, discern that a woman was among them? and i came to the conclusion, i should say that emma was one of about 400 women for both north and south who disguised themselves as men and fought in the union or confederate armies. and i came to the conclusion that most of the

during an autopsy on donna payant, the medical examiner discovered she was not only sexually assaulted extreme savagery, he also found what appeared to be bite marks. one, a crescent-shaped wound on her chest, was particularly clear. >> a couple of the teeth marks obvious had sunk in much deeper than others. and you could tell that it was the teeth as i remember them were not perhaps the best teeth in the world. they weren't perfectly shaped it seemed to me. >> the bite mark, ligature marks, strangulation, and the brutality of the sexual assault all indicated that this killer had murdered before. it was not his first crime. but who had this kind of homicidal history? and who at green haven was so angry with donna payant that they would not only want her dead, but would kill her in such a brutal way? ready for another reason to switch to t-mobile. get 2 lines of unlimited 4g lte data for just $100 bucks a month. it's america's best unlimited family plan. and it's only at t-mobile. mensure active heart health.r heart: i maximize good stuff, like my potassium and phytosterols which may he

we are waiting for the medical examiner to come back with results. from there, that will help the investigation proceed. >> police released a surveillance video of andrus in the area where the suitcase was pound and they have not released any other details of evidence against him. defense attorneys say he has no comment. police say the d.n.a. tests on the victim could take weeks. a state laboratory is working on that element of the case and it could be a while before we have answers on this gruesome mystery . >>> we have been talking about it the flash flood warnings have started ahead of what is predicted to be a four-day stretch of rain. >> we are getting a break from the "spare the air" days we have been getting but you would not know it by the look from the emeryville camera. it is hazy. you can see this will stick around and soon the clouds will roll in preceding the rain. we will check where meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning from the top of the news broadcast center where you can see some of the murky air lurking. not a "spare the air" d

they are waiting a report from the medical examiner. developing now investigators are trying to figure out what caused yesterday's plane crash. the single engine plane went down in woods right near the tipton airport in fort meade. that crash injured two men ages 57 and 82. our jeanette reyes reports on where aviation experts are in the investigation right now. >> well, we're just a few hundred yards away from the scene of that plane crash which is now under investigation by the f.a.a. state troopers maintain tight security for hours as federal investigators sifted through the wreckage yesterday. maryland state police say the crash happened in a heavily wooded area close to 3:00 yesterday afternoon near tipton airport here. two men ages 57 and 82 were trapped inside of that plane that was upside down for quite sometime. it took about an hour to extricate them. they were taken to the hospital with serious but nonlife threatening injuries. we just checked in with the national transportation and safety board. and it says they're working wit