is exhuming the body of a john doe buried in scottsboro, alabama in its search for william bradford bishop. bishop is accused of killing his wife, mother and three children in their bethesda home in 1976. he was added to the f.b.i.'s ten most wanted fugitive list in april. andrea mccarren joins us live on the road from birmingham to scottsboro with more on what led the f.b.i. there. we said before this is amazing if this concludes this case because people have sighted seeing bishop as late as 2010. >> reporter: absolutely, andrea. what an astonishing -- [ no audio ] casket has just been lifted out of the ground at the cemetery in scottsboro, alabama. i've been talking with law enforcement sources this morning who tell us this john doe buried at the cemetery bears an uncanny resemblance to murder murder suspect william bradford bishop. they tell me they share a distinctive chin cleft, long nose, receding hairline, even side burns. the forensic evidence will be gathered today, including d.n.a. and fingerprints and the f.b.i. will also be examining dental records. i just spoke with the f.b.i.

the fbi just exhumed the body of an unidentified man that could be that of william bradford bishop. he allegedly murdered his family back in 1976 in potomac and hasn't been seen since. the john doe has been dead since 1981 and was buried in alabama. >>> doctors are closely watching the condition of a deputy in dallas possibly exposed to ebola. the deputy served a quarantine order to the home of thomas duncan. he's now in the hospital after complaining of a fever, stomach pain, and fatigue. leaders of west african countries are calling for help from the world to send money and resources to help them. >>> and the washington capitals start their season tonight. there are several new players to watch. and a new coach, too, making his debut. the caps face off against the montreal canadiens at 7:00 at the verizon center. >>> and just in time for lunch, we're getting a look at the world's most expensive burger. take a look at this london glam burger, it's called. the burger patty is made from kobe beef. add soft caviar, white truffle, and hickory smoked duck egg covered with an edible gold

. >>> the hunt for william bradford bishop intensifies. why a mystery in alabama could lead to answers nearly 40 years after an infamous crime in our area. >>> tonight, new calls for action after an nbc news investigation about the safety of the fields on which so many kids across the country play. >>> up to 800,000 people on the national mall, and we've got to get them all off the mall at once. what, you didn't know about this upcoming event? >>> new details tonight in the hunt for one of the areas most wanted fugitives. investigators are trying to figure out if dna from a body exhumed today in alabama will match of that william bradford bishop. we could know the answer in a few weeks. tisha thompson and the news4 i-team broke the story yesterday. she is here with more including who tipped off the fbi in the first place. tisha? >> doreen, in april the fbi put william bradford bishop on its ten most wanted list. agents said they needed the public's help finding the man who vanished after murdering his entire family in maryland ten years ag

. >> reporter: soon after jeremy collins was watching a television program featuring the william bradford bishop case. >> i told my wife i said you know, that really looks a whole lot like the guy that was in the daily sentinel. so the next day i went to my office and brought up a picture of john doe on the internet and a picture of brad bishop and it was just uncanny how much they looked alike. >> reporter: collins called scottsboro's police chief who contacted the sheriff in montgomery county, maryland. >> he was amazed at the resemblance and he was very interested. >> reporter: the fbi is now taking forensic evidence that will be analyzed at its lab in quantico, virginia. >> they are hoping to collect dna, dental records and fingerprints as with any case and particularly the top 10 fugitive, the fbi follows every lead and turn over every rock until we find our fugitive. that's the case here. >> i just hope something good comes out of it, whether it's just john doe identified and it's not mr. bishop. i just hope something good comes out of it. >> reporter: when will we know definitively

police. >> breaking news tonight on a murder mystery, the news4 i-team on details of the hunt for william bradford fisher. we will get to the ebola crisis but for now one of the cold cases that has haunted this area. >> we're talking about the bradford bishop case. we' we've been breaking news all year. >> we said brad was on the 10 most wanted list 30 years after he killed his entire family. since then hundreds of tips and now one that has the agency doing something it's never done before with this case. we just got this paperwork saying the fbi wants to exhume a body in scottsboro, alabama, tomorrow morning. we will show you a picture that could be disturbing to some viewers but the fbi says is critical for the hunt for the most wanted suspect. >> this is a passport picture taken of william bradford bishop after he vanished in 1976 after police say he murdered his mother, wife and three young sons. this is a picture of a man hit by a car in alabama four years later in 1981. you can see the two look very similar. to exhume a body, you need permission from a judge. according to paperwork just file

william bradford bishop has not been seen since police say he killed his entire family almost 40 years ago. now the news4 i-team explains why the search has led them to a small town down in alabama. i want to warn you that some of you might find a about it of what you're about to see disturbing. >> reporter: john doe and all of his secrets have been buried inside this cedar hill cemetery for 33 years. police say he was hit and killed by a car as he was walking along a highway in 1981. now investigators want to know if he's william bradford bishop. >> the similarities are just unbelievably close. >> reporter: montgomery county sheriff has spent his entire career searching for bishop. he said the state department employee murdered his mother, his wife and their three young sons using a short-hand sledge hammer and then used the family station wagon to transport them to a remote section of north carolina where he set them on fire using gasoline. the station wagon was later found in the great smoky mountains park in tennessee about 200 mile from where john doe died fiveears later. he said

>>william bradford bishop who lived in bethesda was accused of bludgeoning his family nearly 40 years ago. >> bradford bishop took off after allegedly killing, burning and burying his mother, wife and sons. fbi agents thought the suspected family killer was still out there somewhere, maybe hiding in plain sight, but now they suspect the former state department employee is dead and has been dead for three decades. >> tonight all signs do point to alabama where the fbi focused its search and where bishop's body may be. on thursday the fbi is expected to exhume a body in alabama believed to be william bradford bishop. dna will ultimately determine if bishop is the same man killed during a 1981 hit and run. that man was never identified, but agents are comparing pictures and say there is a resemblance. the john doe was walking down highway 72 in scottsboro alabama when he was hit and killed, no id on him, just a piece of paper in his pocket way phone number of a truck driver in kentucky who picked him up a couple days earlier. no one came forward to identify john doe. the last time anyone

. >> police believe the man they're exhuming is william bradford bishop. wanted in the 1976 death of his wife, mother and three sons. >> we're joined on the found by andrea mccarren. she's traveling to scottsboro today to witness the 'l exhumation. good morning. as late as 2010, people were saying they saw william bradford bishop in italy or somewhere in europe. what led authorities to the the grave of a man who's been dead for almost 33 years? >> reporter: isn't this astonishing? good morning, andrea and snake. photo journalist joe martin -- and nick. photo journalist joe martin and are i headed to alabama. he was placed on the f.b.i.'s lt top ten most wanted list and indeed he had been sighted around the world. some incredible sightings from colleagues at the state department where he was a long- time employee. but after this global manhunt, here we are headed to rural scottsboro, alabama and a small are Ñcivil war graves where th believe an unidentified john doe that was hit by a car along a highway in 1981 could be william bradford bishop. and that's w

first at 4:00 today, the latest on the hunt for william bradford bishop. late this morning, the fbi exhumed the body of an unidentified man who in the photo we're showing you here on the left bears a striking resemblance to bishop, scene on the right. detectives say bishop disappeared after he murdered his family with a sledgehammer notice their home in 1976. as the news4 i-team was first to report, the fbi added bishop to its ten most wanted list in april. tisha thompson will have new details about exactly how authorities plan to determine whether the body they dug up today is that of bishop or not. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >>> first at 4:00, a former d.c. police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for pimping teenage girls. police arrested linwood barnhill last year after they found two missing girls in his apartment. he admits he videotaped himself having sex with one of the girls and arranging sexual encounters for two others. the victims ranged in age from 15 to 17 years old. and as part of his sentence, the former offic

>> the fbi may be one step closer to finding william bradford bishop. the fbi put bishopen its ten most wanted list earlier this year. he vanished after investigators say he murdered his entire family with a short handled sledgehammer. police say he used the station wagon to take them to north carolina where he set them on fire and abandoned the car in tennessee. >>> the news4's i-team's tisha thompson first reported the break in the case and has details on what happened today. tisha? >> pat and chris, today the fbi said it's received at least 350 tips about bishop since naming him to its ten most wanted list in april. but one tip from alabama has the fbi doing something it's never done before in this case. exhuming the body of a man buried without a name. a warning, we're showing a picture being used in the investigation some might find disturbing. with shovels and a backhoe, the fbi dug up secrets that until now have been buried in this alabama grave for 33 years. >> as any fugitive is, they have to be somewhere, and he could very well be buried behin

where crews are planning to dig up a body that could be william bradford bishop. >> reporter: waitingnal arrivals here at dulles where enhanced ebola screening is slated to start soon. i'm bruce leshan. the story is coming up. >> a little cooler start thursday, might want a sweater. we'll talk about how warm it's going to get, but clouds return thursday afternoon and we'll tell you if that leads to showers before the week is out. >>> but we begin with what may be a break in a 38-year-old cold case in montgomery county. >> the fbi is preparing to exhume a body in alabama believed to be william bradford bishop, bishop is an fbi top 10 fugitive indicted for murder in march of 1976 accused of bludgeoning to death his mother, wife and three sons in their bethesda home. now the fbi is comparing icture with a picture of a john doe killed when a car hit him on october 18th , 1981. the joe doe had no identification on him, just a piece of paper containing a phone number of a truck driver in kentucky who picked him up a few days prior to the time he was hit and killed. >> despite all the press

the man was william bradford bishop jr. wanted for killing his wife and mother and children. fbi released a statement saying the body is not bishop. >>> the kansas city royals might never lose again. they completed a sweep of the baltimore orioles last night to win the american league pennant. where were you in 1985, christine romans in they won eight games in a row. a playoff record. they face the san francisco giants or the st. louis cardinals in the world series. the giants now lead 3-1. they can close out the series with a win in game five today. kansas city is nuts. this team was not good for a long, long time. now, they simply cannot lose. some people say they are a team of destiny. >> where were you in 1985? i was getting braces. >> i was in seventh grade. >>> a man of show biz talents. neil patrick harris can cross off his bucket list. hosting the oscars. ellen did it last year. he is no stroanger to awards shows. harris was already part of the awards season in the oscar contending film "gone girl." >> if you know it, don't tell me. >> it's twisted. >>> 26 minutes aft

the man could be william bradford bishop. he was accused of murdering his family with a sledgehammer in 1976 inside their potomac home. bradford bishop disappeared after dumping the body in north carolina. investigators say he bears a striking rese sepsep sepsep sesa john doe in alabama. >> i was just shaking my head. it looks so much like mr. bishop. >> the unidentified man was hit and killed in 1981. after they exhume the body it will take several weeks to compare the dna. >>> prince george's county police are investigating a murder in district heights. it happened at 9:00 on loring drive. police say a man came up to a group of people outside an apartment building and began shooting. police are still work to go identify the victim. a $25,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the tkpwubmagunman. >>> police are stepping up their search for a man who robbed a woman at forest park apartments last week. he stabbed her several times. she survived, though. they plan to pass out flyers hoping to find a break in

the victim bears a strong resemblance to william bradford bishop. police say the former diplomat killed his mother, wife, and three children in potomac in 1976. his name was added to the most wanted list last april. d.n.a. tests are being conducted on the remains to see if they are indeed those of bishop. >>> only one american congressman is talking about a possible white house coverup in the secret service scandal. two years ago, three agents were fired after hiring prostitutes during a trip to colombia. according to the whistle blower, another had a prostitute in his room and that the white house may have been aware of the indication before the secret vaffrifed. >>> right now, montgomery county detectives are hunting for a man who stabbed a woman after she told him she didn't have any money. it happened near piney branch 97th avenue in silver spring. reporter? >> the steps are being taken by detectives, patrol officers and even volunteers here the past two hours. they're literally stopping cars with this flyer, hoping someone ill lead them to this

it could be william bradford bishop. he was accused of murdering his family with a sledgehammer in 1976 inside their potomac home. he disappeared after dumping the bodies in north carolina. he bears a striking resemblance to a john doe buried in an alabama cemetery. after the fbi exhumes the body this morning it will take several weeks to compare the dna. >>> a deputy charged wi. >>> a county sheriff says students were playing paper football last week. the sheriff says carter stepped on a student's hand when he went to pick up the football off the floor. carter is facing assault and battery and will no longer be allowed to substitute. . >>> developing this morning, new efforts to contain ebola. at 7:30, leaders of west africa an nations will meet with the united nations coming from new guinea, sierra leone. the epidemic has hit the country hard. the u.s. marines will bring hell copters to get troops and supplies to key locations. >>> cdc workers will take the temperatures of passengers and look out for symptoms. the scre

the fbi confirmed it plans to exhume the body and alabama in connection with the search for william bradford bishop. bishop is accused of killing his mother, his wife, and three children back in 1976. he has never been found. tomorrow police will exhume the body of a john doe killed in 1981. we will have updates on this developing story. the family of the sheriff's deputy who monitored -- being monitored for sentence of ebola say they are worried but they do not expect test results to come back positive. inside thomass duncan's apartment, the man who died of the ebola virus just today in a dallas hospital. what is happening tonight? spot for in an unusual a tv live shot. you usually don't get to see this, right over there behind those doors is where customs is located here at dulles. that is where the enhanced ebola screenings will take place in the coming days in the wake of this outbreak of the heart terrific ebola virus. at dulles international airport, there is a new sense of concern. this is one of the nations busiest places for travelers coming in from the west african nation now reeli

officials started to exhume the body of a john doe to try to determine if it is the body of william bradford bishop junior. a ship allegedly murdered his mother, wife, and three sons inside their bethesda home 38 years ago. authorities allege after killing each one of his family members, he then drove their bodies to north carolina, set them on fire, and then he vanished. filings, thecourt fbi says there is a strong resemblance between a john doe who was hit and killed by a drunk driver back in 1981 and bishop. >> thank you. in the meantime, we move onto the fight to prevent the spread of the ebola virus in america. with ties toputy the case of the ebola patient who died in dallas is now being tested for the virus. this comes as the world bank had a meeting on the outbreak. >> this chair of step dd was rushed to a hospital yesterday and this -- this sheriff's deputy was rushed to the hospital yesterday and is still in isolation today. he had been in the apartment where eric duncan had been staying, entering without protective gear. and although he was never in direct contact with the ebola p

forensic evidence today proved that the body of a man exhumed last week is not william bradford bishop. bishop vanished after the fbi says he murdered his entire family in potomac in 1976. he is on the agency's ten most wanted list. and the noted the resemblance photograph of a unidentified hitchhiker is who was hit and killed in 1981 in alabama. before the body was exhumed, the imteam asked, what if the dna is not a match? >> if for some reason he is actually sitting at home watching this on the news and laughing with the fact that this is not him and we're going down there and spending this timeo do that, well, we're going to come get him too. >> the fbi says it needs help trying to catch bishop. the i-team created it for the search. >>> a major clean-up is underway where a tree collapsed during an afternoon storm. this afternoon's storms forced more than 30 people out of their home for the night. maybe even longer. jackie bensen is on the story. >> reporter: at this hour people are still coming home and finding. they in the middle of a disaster zone. workers repairing the heavily da

william bradford bishop remains on the fbi's 10 most wanted list. he murdered his entire family nearly 40 years ago. the fbight they may have found him after a tip led them to exhume a body. however, the fbi says it is not bradford. montgomery county sheriff told news 4 i team they will n sp looking. >> for some reason he is actually sitting at home watching this on the news and laughing about the fact that this is not him and we're going down there and spending this time to do that, well, we're going to come get him too. >> if you know anything about bishop, the fbi says it needs your help. you can learn everything by visiting a special i team page on nbcwashington.com. go to the website/bishop. >>> today you get to weigh in on d.c.'s new gun law. it passed last month after a judge struck down the district's ban on carrying handguns outside the home. it will guide specific licensing requirements for homeowners. officials will iron out where guns will not be allowed, including government buildings and presidential motorcades. >>> d.c.'s three mayora

the fbi is conducting dna testing on an unidentified man that could be william bradford bishop. john doe's body was exhumed from a small cemetery in alabama. he allegedly murdered his entire family inside their montgomery county home in 1976. in april, the news 4 i team broke the news that the fbi added him to the 10 most wanted list. the unidentified man bears a striking resemblance to bishop. they are using a cigarette left behind at the murder scene to compare bishop's dna to john doe's. >>> silver spring on high alert as police look for a violent robber. they handed out flyers to an apartment on piney branch road. a manson fronted air woman and commanded money. when she said she didn't have any, the man stabbed her. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information. >>> the lawyer for a man suing a police department in indiana for excessive force says officers are retaliating. the the attorney says that hammond issued a warrant for jamal jones arrest. it is for a misdemeanor marijuana charge for seven years ago. he was tased and they shattered his girlfriend's window. she ca

the fbi is looking into a tip that the john doe buried in a small alabama town, could be william bradford bishop. earlier this year, bishop was placed on the fbi's ten most wanted list, for killing his mother, wife, and their three children back in 1976. he's not been seen since then. the person inside the coffin was hit and killed by a car in 1981. it should take a few weeks before the dna results are returned. >>> it's been more than seven months now since 8-year-old relisha rudd disappeared from the d.c. general homeless shelter. her suspected kidnapper who worked at the shelter as a janitor killed himself before she was found. since then the shelter and the non-profit organization that runs it, have been heavily criticized. as shomari stone reports, there are new complaints tonight. >> reporter: tonight the community partnership for the prevention of homelessness had its 25th anniversary gala with wine, salmon, desserts, salad, entertainment, and much more. this non-profit organization, also known as tcp, runs the d.c. general homeless shelter. 8-year-old relisha rudd was last seen at

tests on what may be the body of william bradford bishop are expected to take two weeks or more possibly. he's the man currently on the f.b.i.'s ten most wanted fugitive list accused of killing his wife, three sons and his own mother in their bethesda home back in 1976. crews exhumed the body of a john doe yesterday at the cedar hill cemetery in scottsboro, alabama. the man buried there was hit and killed by a car in 1981 and he had no identification only. when the photo of that john doe was put in a local newspaper for a cold case article, an alabama resident jeremy collins compared them to some photos he had seen of bishop on a tv show. >> i told my wife, i said, you know, that really looks a whole lot like the guy that was in the daily sentinel. so the next day i went to my office and brought up a picture of john doe on the internet and i brought up a picture of brad bishop. it was just uncanny how much they looked alike. >> the f.b.i. agreed there was a resemblance leading to yesterday's exhumation of the body. the bodies of bishop's family were found in a shallow grave burned. his c

the body ex iewped last week is not that of william bradford bishop. >> he is the man wanted for the 1976 killing of his three son, his wife, and his mother. last thursday the fbi dug up the body of a john doe, a man they thought might well be bradford bishop. the two men sure do look alike there in the pictures but the k na does not match up. turns out there were any number of other discrepancies. bishop was described as a few inches taller than the john doe but the police said the man hit by the car had extensive leg injuries so his exact height was unclear and perhaps bishop had lost some weight while on the run. as of tonight fbi agos still believe the former state department employee and suspected murder ser still out there and maybe hiding inplain sight. if you have any information about where he might be please call the fbi at 1-800-call fbi. >>> new information on a georgetown rabbi charged with voyeurism. a judge has released barry freundel on his own recognizance. police accuse him of setting up a hidden camera at a synagogue. according to documents freundel did it twice. i

the on the right, a photograph of william bradford bishop just before he disappeared the >> it was the closest picture i have ever seen to that resembling bishop. >> in march 1976 bishop was denied a promotion in the state department's foreign service. according to the police he went to his home in bethesda and, one by one, murdered his wife, her mother and their three sons and then he vanished the >> earlier this year the officer convinced the f.b.i. to add him to their most wanted list. then came the big break, a national crime show featured the bishop case and in tiny scottsville, alabama, a man -- uneral worker thought of a case of a long unidentified man. a man struck and killed along the highway in 1981 who because -- was buried

. >> this is a passport picture taken of william bradford bishop after he vanished in 1976 after police say he murdered his mother, wife and three young sons. this is a picture of a man hit by a car in alabama four years later in 1981. you can see the two look very similar. to exhume a body, you need permission from a judge. according to paperwork just filed in alabama circuit court, the fbi says there a's very strong physical resemblance of william bradley bishop and the man called john doe. he used a short handled sledge ham tore murder his family before using the family station wag goon to transport them to nh carolina where he lit them on fire using gasoline. detectives later found the station wagon in the great smokey mountains in tennessee. according to the paperwork, it is possible bishop hid in he mountains several years and could have hitchhiked the 200 miles to get where john doe was found in alabama. >> alabama prosecutors say john doe died after a car hit him as he was walking down a highway 72 in scottsboro, alabama. the man had no identification except a piece of paper con

." >>> the hunt for william bradford bishop, a man accused of killing his entire family back in the '70s. and now, tisha thompson tells us about it. >> the fbi put bishop on the 10 most wanted list and since then the agency has received hundreds of tips and tomorrow, one of those tips will lead to a bodying with being exhumed in alabama. we will show you why. you will see a photo that could be disturbing. long time state employee, william bishop killed his family with a sledgehammer and wrapped their body in blankets and used the station wagon to north carolina and set it on fire. officials found it about a week later in the grade mountain ochs tennessee. bishop had banished. the fbi wants to know if this man known as john doe could be bishop hit and killed by a car walking along the highway in scottsdale, arizona. both men have cleft chins, distinctive no, sir and thin lips and similar hair and sideburns. john doe appeared thinner and older than bishop. the fbi says if bishop spent several years living on the streets and running from authorities, he likely would have appeared older a

. >>> the fbi is conducting dna testing on an unidentified man that could be william bradford bishop. john doe's body was exhumed from a small cemetery in alabama. bradford bishop allegedly murred his entire family inside their montgomery county home in 1976. in april, the news 4 i team broke the news that the fbi added him to the 10 most wanted list. investigators say the unidentified man bears a striking resemblance to bradford bishop. the lab is using a cigarette left behind at the murder scene to compare bishop's dna to john doe's. >>> reuters says kim is still in firm control of his government but has been absent for the public eye because he hurt his leg at a public event in july. kim was walking with a limp. kim reportedly hurt his leg while inspecting military exercises. there has been no mention of kim since september 3rd. >>> there are also reports that north korea and south korea traded fire after the north shot at south korea propaganda balloons. defectors frequently release balloons carrying anti-north korean leaflets. >>> a special memorial for james brady today. he was

. >>> the fbi says william bradford bishop murdered his entire family in potomac nearly 40 years ago. he was put on their 10 most wanted list earlier this y it led them to exhume a body they thought might be his. it was not. he said he will not give up. >> for some reason he is actually sitting at home watching this on the news and laughing at the fact that is is not him and we are going down there and spending the the time to do that, well, we're going to get him too. >> bishop would be 80 years old. you can learn everything they know so far by visiting a special i team page on nbcwashington.com. search "bishop". >>> today we will learn the findings of the investigation of health and safety of local animals in pet shots. scott macfarland said the county is looking at how they are sold to the store and how many are bought at one time. the council received a a tip in april that so-called puppy mills might be trying to sell dogs to local shops. animal welfare groups and health officials will brief members of the council today. . >>> also today, montgomery county is announcing a special

fbi adds william bradford bishop to the most wanted list and there is the photo. cnn airs "the hunt," the man puts two and two together and calls the fbi and here we are. >> we'll see what happens. obviously there's more fugitives out there. go to cnn.com/the hunt. i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> isis dropping bombs doesn't seem to be doing much of anything to stop them. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. a key city burning. a total blood bath at the hands of isis could be next. and coalition air strikes are not turning the tide. what does that say about the u.s. strategy in syria? >> the national lead. experimental drugs may have saved two american doctors so why did thomas duncan not get an ebola serum earlier? his family wants to know if he was given a fair shot at survival. >>> the buried lead. we haven't seen him for more than a month. not one basketball game, not a propaganda photo of him looking at stuff. could today be the day we find out what happened to north korea's dictator? >> good afternoon, ever

the fbi is conducting dna testing on an unidentified man that could be william bradford bishop. we brought this to you live yesterday as john doe's body was exhumed from a small cemetery in alabama. bradford bishop allegedly murdered his entire family inside the home in 1976. in april the i-team added him to the most wanted list. he man bears a striking resemblance to bishop. >>> no longer giving updates on uva students on hannah graham. they will now give updates once a week until graham is found. no one has seen the teenager in almost a month now. >>> right now your private information may be in the hands of hackers. coming up, the local dairy queens part of another data breach. we'll keep you updated on the situation on wall street after a crazy week of ups and downs. right now stock prices mixed. we're actually seeing gains in the dow after yesterday's huge losses. stay with us. stay with us. we'll be rig in cases of rape and incest, just stay with us. we'll be rig like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wa

. >> reporter: then jeremy collins saw a tv show about the william bradford bishop case. >> i told my wife you know, that really looks a whole lot like the day in the daily is not nell. so the next day i went -- daily sentinel. so the next day i went to the my office and brought up a picture of john doe and brad bishop on the internet. it was uncanny how much they looked alike. >> reporter: today workers dug up the body in the grave at the cedar hill cemetery. the fbi lab in quantico, virginia, will analyze his fingerprints, dna and dental remains collected here. >> as with any case the fbi follows every lead and turns over every rock until we find our fugitive and that's the case here. >> reporter: the physical similarities between bishop and this john doe are striking. >> the jaw line, his eyes, nose. >> reporter: scottsboro, alabama's police chief alerted sheriffs in montgomery jblcoun maryland. >> he was amazed at the resemblance and was very interested. >> reporter: that fbi analysis at quantico is expected to take at least two weeks. i just got off the phone with sheriff popkin

fast forward to this year, the fbi adds william bradford bishop to the most wanted list and there is. cnn airs "the hunt," the man puts two and two together and calls the fbi and here we are. >> we'll see what happens. obviously there's more fugitives out there. go to cnn.com/the hunt. i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> isis dropping bombs doesn't seem to be doing much of anything to stop them. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. a key city burning. a total blood bath at the hands of isis could be next. and coalition air strikes are not turning the tide. what does that say about the u.s. strategy in syria? >> the national lead. experimental drugs may have

william bradford bishop. the fbi says there is a strong resemblance between bishop and a man struck and killed by a car in alabama in 1981 who was never identified. the special agent in charge of the maryland fbi field office appeared on our noon news. mike hydek asked steve vogt whether he was confident the bureau finally had its man. >> we don't know. we've had over 350 tips since we put brad bishop on the 10 most wanted, so we don't know. i've been burned before. a month ago we were 99% sure, so we'll see. >> the femur from the corpse in alabama will be shipped to the fbi lab in quantico, virginia. information from it will be compared to bishop's dna recovered from a cigarette in 1976. >>> married gay couples in virginia can now adopt children. governor terry mcauliffe is sending out that notice to social services divisions across the state. same sex marriage in virginia effectively became legal monday after the supreme court turned away appeals from five states. >>> the district's preeminent school for th

fbi confirms it is trying to determine if the remains are those of william bradford bish bishop.hop is accused of 1976 sledgehammer murders of his wife, mother and three children in maryland. the unidentified man in the grave was killed by a car on highway back in 1981. authorities think bishop may have spent his years on the run hitchhiking to alabama. he is on the fbi's 10 most wanted list. >> a break tonight in a cold case thanks to this surveillance video. investigators say you're looking at two men who are about to commit a murder. the message the victim's family wants you to hear tonight. >> plus a really costly crash. a vintage plane ends up on its nose. the loss that's got history buffs hanging their heads. >> your amazon shopping experience is is about to change just in time for the holidays. how the internet giant plans to become more hands on. >> it's try dry and quiet. the weather authority has the timing on rainfall ahead as well as some weekend weather changes latte or au lait? cozy or cool? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a

viewer was watching in alabama and thought, you know, there's something really uncanny about that william bradford, he looks like a drifter hit in the town of scottsboro in 1981. that man's body, by the way, was exhumed. >> a top ten fugitive was aired, mr. bishop, and asked the public for any assistance that they had recognizing him. mr. collins, who worked at the scottsboro funeral home recognized mr. john don't and also recognized mr. bishop. >> well, me and my wife was watching it on the couch and watching television and i had seen the picture of him from the funeral home and i said, you know, this really looks a lot like the guy that was in the daily sentinal and it looked too much like him to not do something about it. >> dna tests at an fbi lab are expected to take a few weeks. if it really plays out, it will be the second case to be closed through tips generated by john's show. it's a great show, "the hunt with john walsh." in july, a suspected sex offender was tracked down in new york city and was killed in a police shootout after tips from john's program. we're very proud of him for that

now authorities believe that is the body of william bradford bishop jr., a 10 most wanted fugitive. missing since the 1970s, profiled on "the hunt" in july. he was accused of killing his wife, mother and three sons back in 1976. >>> with a little luck that helped the indianapolis colts hold off the houston texans. 33-28 in thursday night's football. andrew luck threw a pair of touchdown passes, giving the colts a 24-0 first-half lead. the colts barely held on. two houston fumbles in the closing minutes to escape with their fourth straight win. >>> speaking of football, did you hear this, reports say pop star katy perry will be the super bowl xlix halftime performer. this is a bit of a surprise, considering that perry made some comments at a recent interview that she wasn't quote the kind of girl who would pay to play the super bowl. as the nfl reportedly was asking artists to do. i'm betting there was a $100 million reasons as 100 million viewers to do it. the 2017 super bowl will be in glendale, arizona. start planning your recipes now. get out the caso recipe. >> is it the right -