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• 29.04.15

  Fingerprints Aid Case Involving Twins

  In 2008, a man named Donald Smith was arrested for murder. All the forensic evidence pointed to Donald as being the perpetrator. He matched the witness descriptions, surveillance camera footage, and even the DNA evidence at the crime scene. However, Donald Smith claimed that he was innocent, and stated that […]

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• 21.03.15

  Fingerprinting: The Oldest Form of Identification

  Fingerprinting is the oldest method for identifying individuals. No two people, not even identical twins, share the same set of fingerprints. Each print has a unique set of ridges and points that trained experts are able to distinguish. If there are two sets of prints, and one has a point […]

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• 21.09.14

  New Scanners to Phase Out Finicky Fingerprint Machines

  Imagine finally landing in another country after a 15-hour flight and being held up at immigration because the government-run Global Entry fingerprint scanner can’t read your fingerprints. For many travelers, this inconvenience happens all too often. Fortunately, thanks to a new generation of fingerprint readers, you won’t have to press […]

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• 11.08.14

  DNA: The New Fingerprint, Supreme Court Decides

  Earlier this month the Supreme Court found that the government is able to take DNA samples from suspects arrested under suspicion of a violent crime.  The decision was split, 5-4, in favor of law enforcement officials. The Supreme Court deliberated over the constitutionality of a Maryland law that required people […]

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• 13.07.14

  Foreigners Must Submit Fingerprints Upon Exiting U.S.

  A new provision in the immigration reform bill requires all foreigners leaving the U.S. from certain busy airports to undergo fingerprint checks. The bill requires the Homeland Security Department to set up finger print scanners at America’s 10 busiest airports within two years, and will eventually grow to include 20 […]

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• 18.06.14

  iPhone 6 to Feature Improved Fingerprint Sensor

  Apple announced that the new iPhone model will have a better finger print sensor than that of the previous model, the iPhone 5s. One of the main reasons there was such a long waiting time to buy the iPhone 5s early on is because packaging companies  responsible for the Touch […]

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• 29.05.14

  Houston Cold Case Solved Forensics Personnel Honored by FBI

  On December 14, 1969 in Houston, Ms. Jackson began her shift as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell.  She parked her car in the company parking lot and was then forced into a nearby shack by an unknown assailant, who proceeded to rape and strangle her, finally stabbing her to death.  […]

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• 12.04.14

  Electronic Fingerprinting System Helps Police

  The Auburn Police Department used to rely on ink fingerprint cards to store fingerprints.   Now it’s all done electronically. The electronic FBI fingerprinting process is a lot faster and yields cleaner result than the old ink-stained card technology.  It also saves the department and taxpayers quite a bit of money—about […]

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