Fingerprints
Fingerprint evidence represents one of the most important pieces of evidence found at the scene of a crime. It not only can determine the steps that the suspect took while committing the crime, but also has the ability to rule out suspects, or to hopefully lead to the perpetrator. The premise that no two individuals can have the same fingerprints is accepted by the courts and for this reason, can lead to a fingerprint being the single piece of evidence in a crime that will lead to a conviction. In perhaps one of the most noted cases in American history, it was a palm print found on the stock of a rifle that was used in the conviction of Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy . As seen in the case of President Kennedy, fingerprints are one of the most valuable pieces of evidence found at the scene of a crime. Although a fingerprint is sometimes very small in size, its value to the police is immense. Fingerprints were first used in the United States by the New York prison system in 1903. Today, the FBI has a collection of prints that numbers in the millions. Police officers can use fingerprints to identify defendants and crime victims if a print matches one already on file. People's fingerprint
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