FBI fingerprinting manual, 1963, with intro by J Edgar

By at 2:26 pm Thursday, Aug 17

Project Gutenberg is hosting this remarkable 1963 FBI fingerprinting manual, with an introduction by J Edgar Hoover.

1. Fingerprinting the Newly Dead.

When the fingers are flexible it is often possible to secure inked fingerprint impressions of a deceased person through the regular inking process on a standard fingerprint card. Experience has proved that this task can be made easier if the deceased is laid face down and palms down on a table (fig. 388).

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