Q&A: Why didn’t they dust for prints?

While we’re still on fingerprint-related topic, I’d like to touch on the question raised by the following person:

I had my house broken into one day while I was out with my wife. I discovered that some of our stuff were missing, but fortunately our valuables were well hidden away. We called the police immediately and [...]

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A history of fingerprints

The study of fingerprints is one of the most salient aspects of criminal investigations and forensic detections. This is because fingerprint identification is far too unique, its success rate outperforms even DNA identifications. Many people would associate fingerprints searches with the famous fictional detective (and yes, forensic scientist) Sherlock Holmes skulking around in his deerstalker’s [...]

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Never fool-proof

For those who fear that TV shows such as CSI and its sister series are helping criminals to be smarter in cleaning up their tracks, should have a read here.

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Painstaking forensics detection on woman’s head

April 2nd, two little girls who were playing near South Street in Arbroath, Angus in Scotland, made a gruesome discovery of a severed female head tied in a plastic bag on the beach.
It is believed the woman was between mid 20 and mid 30-years old with brown eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair, a pale complexion [...]

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