Morgan Absher

The gun that used these types of bullets was a pretty small, cheap gun.

It could be concealed super easily.

The grip even fits in like the palm of your hand.

But there's another interesting thing about this casing.

Most .380s have the same rifling.

It's fancy gun talk, but in other words, the spiral grooves that cause the bullet to spin as it's fired usually go a certain direction.

But the casing here had been fired from a gun with a different rifling from most 380s, and it actually went the opposite direction.

So this basically told investigators that there was only one model that would fit this casing, and that is an AMT backup semi-automatic handgun.

And back in 1991, in most states, including Texas, where this case is happening, it was still banned for people to have these small concealed handguns.

Very little demand for them, and it wasn't really useful for hobbyists or most private owners.

It wasn't accurate at distance, couldn't be reloaded quickly.

So like this wasn't a super popular gun to have.

So they're probably thinking if they find someone with this gun, it's got to be their suspect.

It's got to be.

I mean, this gun was marketed to police officers and security guards as like a hidden backup gun in case their primary weapon didn't work or was stolen or whatever.

There's not many of them out there.

Detective Jones believed that if he could find the .380 that matched the casing,

This case is going to be open and shut, like, no problem.

But something that was still puzzling to investigators was motive.

Why do four teenage girls get gunned down in a yogurt shop?