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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
9
State police and Identification bureau officials highlight the pop bottle found at a store burglary as a key clue. Fingerprints were clearly photographed from the bottle, providing a reliable print set to help trace the thief.
In the past two days there were five fingerprinting cases, two from Kanawha county, two from Alderson, and one from Logan. A Logan ballistic case involving Trooper Cobb, the department arms expert, was also logged. Since the bureau began last August, 17 identifications have been made, three at the crime scene.
A police official describes testifying in three major court cases with two convictions and one hung jury. He notes involvement in 20 gun cases since the bureau opened, often using his findings without personal appearance. A machine dubbed a color bringer cutter is shown to enhance department efficiency during demonstrations by Sergeant Ray and Trooper Cobb.
The report describes how light reveals inscriptions written with milk or onion juice on paper as well as blood stains wear patterns. It notes the identification team has not yet used the technique in practice but foresees its potential value for future detection work.
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