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Technique to Enhance Fingerprinting of Mummified Fingers

NCJ Number
114113
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 33 Issue: 5 Dated: (September 1988) Pages: 1244-1248
Author(s)
W C Haglund
Date Published
1988
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This report details a fingerprinting technique for softening mummified fingers and hands using Metaflow and Restorative, a fluid for rehydration of dessicated tissue. This procedure has proven successful in cases of extreme dessication and has allowed for good fingerprint detail to be developed. (Author abstract)