in China T’ang dynasty, fingerprints were used for business. Dactyloscopy started in the 19th century by William Herschel. He required indians to add their fingerprints to contracts. In 1877, fingerprints were used to identify prisoners. In Japan, fingerprints were molded in pottery which interested Henry Faulds, a health
The body of innocent six-year-old child JonBenet Ramsey was the primary evidence of her murder. Due to the Ramseys reporting JonBenet missing and police being aware that most reported missing children are located in or around their homes, they were instructed to search their own home. The Ramseys discovered a point of entry in their basement, where they found broken glass and forced entry. Patsy Ramsey, the mother, discovers a lengthy ransom letter demanding money for the return of JonBenet. Additionally
Fingerprinting is method based on the uniqueness of the skin pattern - that is, each person has a completely individual pattern of papillary lines. These patterns do not change throughout life and have the property of recovering from damage to the skin in its previous form. On the one hand, this method almost completely eliminates the mistake, and on the other hand it is very cheap and easy to use (in contrast the method of identification of a person by DNA). Fingerprinting allows: 1) to identify