A two-decade old mass spectrometry method has breathed new life into forensic fingerprinting, seemingly solving a common problem—analysis of overlapping fingerprints.
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This new method captures the finer details of a fingermark, making it easier to identify individuals and is expected greatly to aid in forensic investigations.
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The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory has suspended some firearms forensics after discovering an issue with gun evidence in an ongoing murder case.
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Police have used fingerprints left at the scene of a 1986 murder of a Florida paramedic and bodybuilder to finally identify the killer, a major twist on who they originally thought was the murderer.
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Analytical scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that drug residue can be detected on gel-lifted fingerprints.
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Scientists have developed a water soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that makes fingerprints visible in just a few seconds.
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Using post-mortem fingerprints, investigators identified Seven as 75-year-old Reba C. Bailey, an Illinois veteran missing since the 1970s.
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Researchers have created a way to map and visualize fingermarks in three dimensions from any perspective on a computer—using digital holography.
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A team of engineers from Columbia University and the University at Buffalo, SUNY say they have built and trained an AI that has proven not every fingerprint is unique.
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According to the University of Tennessee Anthropology Department, the man had been deceased for one to two weeks prior to the discovery of his remains.
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