After the shooting it is stated that they know it is a 30-06 bullet/rifle because they have the casings. Later it is clear that their could be no casings discovered at that time because they determined the shots were fired from a ferry boat.
The collectors at the collection agency are depicted as routinely using nasty language ("you're nothing but trailer trash"), giving all kinds of threats ("pay us by next week or it's going to be your funeral"), and so forth. This kind of behavior by debt collectors is prohibited by federal law. While it's common for collection agencies to violate this law, they certainly wouldn't acknowledge it to the police or do it right in front of them, as happens in this episode.
Calleigh mentions that minute of angle is "the amount the path of the bullet was altered by the wind." This is not a correct definition. Minute of angle (MOA) is a unit of measurement. Its true meaning is 1/60 of 1 degree, which equates to 1.047 inches at 100yds. Shooters use MOA as a measurement for things like bullet drop or what she is describing, called wind drift. Wind drift could be measured in MOA but is not defined as MOA.
Saying that there was a 5MOA drift, would only work if the distance of the shot was known because the MOA is based on the range. 5MOA at 100yds would be approximately 5 inches, while 5MOA at 500 yards would be approximately 25 inches. So at the point in the investigation they would not be able to ascertain how much wind drift there was, or how to measure it in MOA. They could only tell that there was wind drift, but they do not have all the parts of the equation to work out the amount because a 20MPH wind would only push a .30 caliber bullet 1.5 inches at 100 yards, which would only be 1.5MOA.
In order for there to be a 5MOA wind drift to the flight path of the bullet the shooter would have needed to be 310 from his target, with a full value 20MPH wind. If the wind was quartering, the distance would be closer to 425 yards.
When they are on the boat, Calleigh and Eric mention that the boat would have been 100 yards off the campus, meaning that the equation that they use is impossible, unless the wind was closer to 95MPH, which would be the only way to get a 5" (or 5MOA) wind drift at 100 yards with a .30 caliber round.
Saying that there was a 5MOA drift, would only work if the distance of the shot was known because the MOA is based on the range. 5MOA at 100yds would be approximately 5 inches, while 5MOA at 500 yards would be approximately 25 inches. So at the point in the investigation they would not be able to ascertain how much wind drift there was, or how to measure it in MOA. They could only tell that there was wind drift, but they do not have all the parts of the equation to work out the amount because a 20MPH wind would only push a .30 caliber bullet 1.5 inches at 100 yards, which would only be 1.5MOA.
In order for there to be a 5MOA wind drift to the flight path of the bullet the shooter would have needed to be 310 from his target, with a full value 20MPH wind. If the wind was quartering, the distance would be closer to 425 yards.
When they are on the boat, Calleigh and Eric mention that the boat would have been 100 yards off the campus, meaning that the equation that they use is impossible, unless the wind was closer to 95MPH, which would be the only way to get a 5" (or 5MOA) wind drift at 100 yards with a .30 caliber round.
Alexx claims that Jess died from carbon monoxide poisoning, due to her distinctive pink coloration. The cause of the fire which destroyed the SUV was heat from the catalytic converter igniting brake fluid leaking under the car. The main purpose of a cat is to convert the oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide produced by petrol combustion into carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen and water. Unless the cat wasn't working (which if it ignited the brake fluid, it was), it is not possible to die from carbon monoxide poisoning in this way. In a confined space like the interior of the SUV, it might be possible to be suffocated from a lack of oxygen due to high levels of carbon dioxide, but a) that would not produce the pink discoloration on the body and b) the cat is producing oxygen as part of the catalytic process so the levels may never be high enough.
They mention right after the shooting at the college that the bullet came from a .30-06, but without the shell casings they would not know this. There are several rifle rounds that use the same, exact .30 caliber bullet to include the .308/7.62x51, .30-06, .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 Winchester Short Magnum, .300 Winchester Super Short Magnum, .30 Carbine, 7.62x40 Tactical, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, .30-40 Krag, .300 RSAUM, .300 Weatherby Magnum, .30-378 Weatherby Magnum and the .300 H&H Magnum. Also there are several bullets in the 7.62-7.65mm range that are only fractionally different from a standard .30 caliber round that one would only be able to tell by measuring the bullet with a micrometer.
All of those calibers use the exact same bullet, the only difference would be the case length, shape and the amount or propellant. Without the actual firearm, or the empty casings they would not know which of the above list the bullet came from.
All of those calibers use the exact same bullet, the only difference would be the case length, shape and the amount or propellant. Without the actual firearm, or the empty casings they would not know which of the above list the bullet came from.
It would have been impossible for Cooper to steal Speedle's credit/debit cards, let alone use them three years after his death, since not only would the property in Speedle's locker have been returned to his family upon his death three years prior, but as a result of his death, federal banking regulations would have required the issuing bank to permanently close Speedle's accounts upon receipt of his death certificate.