It has been about ten years since I have last posted on any of these forums. During that time, I have acquired two Tesoro units, a Toltec II, and a Lobo. I truly love these machines in ghost town environments where surface trash so easily masks the good targets. Recently, I was asked by a local Sheriffs Department detective to assist him in a murder case.
Earlier this year, a man was murdered with a .25 cal. handgun. A bullet was recovered from his head at autopsy. A murder weapon has not been found, and the case is still open. The detective learned that in 1989, the victim had owned a .25 cal handgun, and that the gun had been used in a shooting by his former father in law. The father in law had shot at a neighbor, and the bullet landed in the ground. The man who fired the gun died of a heart attack seconds later. Therefore, the bullet was never recovered from the ground. The detective theorized that since there was a .25 used in both shootings, and the same family was involved, there is a possibility that the bullet in the yard could have been fired from the same gun used to murder the victim.
The front yard of the home where the bullet was supposed to be located was 50 x 75. After hunting for 6 hours, and digging targets as small as shoe tacks to iron bolts, the bullet was found at 1". The Toltec II was a great choice for this job, because of the amount of metal trash in the yard. Although the bullet was not lying near any other trash, it had developed a halo that changed the signal more closely to a pull tab instead of the nickle reading that a "fresh" bullet gave on the surface. At any rate, it was great to be able to find this piece of evidence that may implicate the current wife of the victim. If the bullet from the yard matches the bullet from the victim's head....she has reason to be afraid.....
Tesoro makes great detectors.....
Earlier this year, a man was murdered with a .25 cal. handgun. A bullet was recovered from his head at autopsy. A murder weapon has not been found, and the case is still open. The detective learned that in 1989, the victim had owned a .25 cal handgun, and that the gun had been used in a shooting by his former father in law. The father in law had shot at a neighbor, and the bullet landed in the ground. The man who fired the gun died of a heart attack seconds later. Therefore, the bullet was never recovered from the ground. The detective theorized that since there was a .25 used in both shootings, and the same family was involved, there is a possibility that the bullet in the yard could have been fired from the same gun used to murder the victim.
The front yard of the home where the bullet was supposed to be located was 50 x 75. After hunting for 6 hours, and digging targets as small as shoe tacks to iron bolts, the bullet was found at 1". The Toltec II was a great choice for this job, because of the amount of metal trash in the yard. Although the bullet was not lying near any other trash, it had developed a halo that changed the signal more closely to a pull tab instead of the nickle reading that a "fresh" bullet gave on the surface. At any rate, it was great to be able to find this piece of evidence that may implicate the current wife of the victim. If the bullet from the yard matches the bullet from the victim's head....she has reason to be afraid.....
Tesoro makes great detectors.....
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