Faux Blood Fingermark on Pistol: Latent Fingerprint Developed by Whole Blood

• Lin, Sheng ; Luo, Yaping ; Xie, Lianqun ^[1] ; Yu, Yang ; Mi, Zhongliang
  1. [1] Criminal Investigation Brigade, Yunnan Public Security Burea. China.
• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 64, Nº. 6, 2019, págs. 1913-1915
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We present a case of a faux blood fingermark, wherein a natural latent fingerprint on the pistol at the crime scene was enhanced by the whole blood of the victim. A male was shot to death. The crime scene investigator did not find any blood fingermark during the collection of evidence, but a blood fingerprint was noticed in the firearms examination. We identified that the fingerprint was of the victim; a series of experiments on the nonporous substrate were then conducted; the death in this case was classified as a suicide. The phenomenon is interesting, and thus, calls for attention of the forensic community.