In one scenario, a victim named Jimmy Bones is found dead in his home, completely decomposed with flies and maggots present.

A newly annotated fingerprint dataset combined with open-source software could help forensic examiners work more consistently ...

Fingerprints, present on humans and koalas, evolved for better grip and touch sensitivity, aiding tree-climbing. These unique ...

When investigators arrive at a crime scene, one of the most overlooked yet powerful clues they may find is a shoe print. But ‘matching’ a shoe to a print with ‘class characteristics’ such ...

Hearing about old bones found in the desert — brittle, sun stained and of an unknown age — is not an uncommon occurrence if you live in Tucson long enough. Oftentimes, fingerprints have decayed away, ...

Identity recognition is probably the least important function our fingerprints might serve for us. Here’s how and why they ...