FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION OF A BURNED BODY

• NCJ Number: 18567
• Journal: Identification News Volume: 25 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1975) Pages: 3-4
• Author(s): R WILSON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc for Identification
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A BADLY BURNED CORPSE WAS IDENTIFIED BY COMPARING THE PRINTS OBTAINED FROM THE BODY AND FROM A PLASTER CAST MADE BY THE DECEDANT.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT IDENTIFICATION THROUGH FINGERPRINTS SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED EVEN THOUGH THE BODY LOOKS VERY BADLY BURNED.