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Fingerprints Turned From Proof to Puzzling History
In a broadcast marking Scotland Yard’s Fingerprint Bureau anniversary, C P Hewitt notes fingerprints can be destroyed but recur naturally. The piece traces ancient uses of prints, from Roman trials to Chinese seals, and explains modern classification at the Yard and methods to reveal prints at crime scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Hewitt
City of London Police
Scotland Yard
Inspector Hewitt
Herschel
Foulds
Seothind Yard
Francis Galton
Battley
Fingerprint