Two Interesting Cold Case Articles
The first article has Michigan ties. Following up on a cold case led an Ohio medical examiner’s office to a fingerprint match and old files in Grand Haven that ID’d a man…
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Ancient pigment re-purposed as a fingerprint powder
Interesting article from ABC News Australia: Egyptian blue delivers fingerprint boost to modern forensic science
May 26, 2016May 26, 2016
How reliable are Latent Fingerprint Examiners?
Research by Miami-Dade PD, via the NIJ.
March 30, 2016March 30, 2016
Crime Scene Investigation and Fingerprinting
Interesting historic video on crime scene investigation and forensic science. I have a copy as well, that I purchased on DVD from the National Archives. The date on the original is a…
May 29, 2015May 29, 2015
Finding Fingerprints with Super Glue Video from Make Magazine
Great video on how to super glue for fingerprints from the folks at Make magazine.
November 15, 2013November 15, 2013
Magnetic Powder
By Pat A. Wertheim This article originally appeared in Minutiae, the Lightning Powder Co. Newsletter, #43, July-August 1997. Even though magnetic powder has been available since the early 1960’s, many latent print…
April 12, 2013October 13, 2013
Ninhydrin Processing
By Pat A. Wertheim This article originally appeared in Minutiae, the Lightning Powder Co. Newsletter, #45, November-December 1997. Perhaps the most productive and cost-effective method of developing latent fingerprints on paper is…
February 28, 2013October 13, 2013
Atmospheric Superglue Method
By Pat A. Wertheim This article originally appeared in Minutiae, the Lightning Powder Co. Newsletter, #44, Sep-Oct 1997. Some latent print technicians believe superglue should be listed second only to powder as…
February 28, 2013October 13, 2013
Fingerprinting the Dead
by Daryl W. Clemens Obtaining fingerprints for identification is a long established law enforcement practice. When the practice started, is was most common to use printers ink applied to the fingers which…
January 31, 2013October 13, 2013
Latent Prints in Dust
by Captain Curtis C. Frame, Criminal Investigation Division Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Jasper, Texas Article Copyright © 2000, Curtis C. Frame A Latent print found in dust, may be the only clue…