For the past century it has been a commonly held
belief that no two fingerprints are exactly the same unless the same person made them. For that reason, matching a crime scene print to a suspect's known print has universally been accepted as absolute proof of identity, placing the defendant at the scene and circumstantial guilt, at least, when there was no innocent explanation for the existence of the print. Note: As you read this, there are serious issues being raised in the world of fingerprints. Is fingerprint examination a science or is it a myth?
Read the case of
"One Fling Leads to Another", one of a series of 60 similar deaths of young men that occurred over a 12-year period. A suspect was eventually charged with 16 of the murders that originated in Orange County, California. He was caught with another dead man in his car but it was the individuality of his fingerprint that was the
key to the trial.
He had only relaxed for a moment before he sensed there was something near him. Was he being watched? He made out a human figure some ten feet farther down the hill. Finishing his immediate business, the officer moved in for a closer look.
