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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1988
Page
10
The article explains that fingerprints are unique from birth and never change, while footprints differ between individuals. It describes fingerprint collection, latent prints, lifting methods with powders and tape, and FBI use of chemicals, lasers, and photographic comparisons. The FBI maintains the world’s largest fingerprint database with over 182 million records.
The West Case of 1903 showed prison officials that fingerprints could distinguish two men with identical names and measurements. William West and Will West shared looks and data until fingerprints proved they were different. The program then expanded to admit students after rigorous physical and mental tests.
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