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About How Ballistics Nailed a Stolen Colt Python in Barbara Turnbull's 1983 Shooting

A quiet Toronto night shattered in seconds. A teenager’s life changed forever. And a single word in court would tilt the balance. Exhibit A takes you inside the Barbara Turnbull case, from a gun shop heist and a masked convenience store robbery to the forensic trail that led detectives to a stolen .357 Colt Python. See how rifling marks, a crushed cartridge, and a water-tank test fire turned a fragile statement case into hard evidence. Step into the lab, the interrogation room, and a jailhouse where a crucial boast slipped out at the worst possible moment. Then hear the survivor’s perspective as one unrehearsed word described the shooter’s stance, raising a pivotal question: accident or intent? This is true crime built on science, not speculation. Watch to discover how investigators connected the bullet, the gun, and the night that changed Toronto—and why one detail mattered more than anyone expected. Watch now for the full forensic puzzle and the human story behind it.

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How Ballistics Nailed a Stolen Colt Python in Barbara Turnbull's 1983 Shooting
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Society
Runtime
23 minutes
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English

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