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How Long Do Friction Ridge Prints Last?
This document poses the question of how long friction ridge prints last. It likely goes on to explore the factors that can affect the...Read More
Forensic Advancements link Two Brothers to 1988 Rape
A 34-year-old sexual assault case was closed earlier this week with the arrest of George Thomas Jr., 61, of Arlington. George Thomas Jr. was charged with...Read More
Can you estimate the age of a fingerprint?
Forensic dramas on TV make it seem easy to determine when fingerprints were left at the scene of a crime. In reality, the oils...Read More
The History and Legacy of the Latent Fingerprint Black Box Study
This article explores the basis of the black box design and highlights the history and legacy of one particularly influential study: a 2011 black...Read More
‘Sandblasting’ Technique to Detect Fingerprints
“Dusting for fingerprints” is a familiar term for fans of crime novels and TV shows. But if the University of Toronto’s Bethany Krebs has...Read More
Henry Faulds
Faulds was a Scottish doctor and missionary and a pioneer of the identification of people through their fingerprints Fingerprint, impression made by the papillary ridges...Read More