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Police dogs demonstrate using scent to ID a suspect

48 Hours

  • Nov 9, 2013
  • 0:27
  • Short

Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff Al Nelson uses Erin Moriarty's glove to demonstrate how police dogs can pick a "suspect" out of a lineup by scent. As authorities investigated the murder of Heather DeWild, dogs who sniffed a gauze pad wiped on the driver's seat of DeWild's car picked her husband, Daniel, and his twin, David, out of a lineup. "48 Hours: The Devil's Twin" airs Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10/9c on CBS. To watch full episodes of 48 Hours Mystery, CLICK http://cbsn.ws/1cai8zp

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Brief Summary

Eyewitness identification in suspect lineups can lead to confusion and misidentification.

Key points

  • The Glove Incident. A pivotal moment where the search begins with a glove.

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