Resumen de Faux Blood Fingermark on Pistol: Latent Fingerprint Developed by Whole Blood
Sheng Lin, Yaping Luo, Lianqun Xie, Yang Yu, Zhongliang Mi
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.
