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To: neverbluffer

How accurate is a footprint as a means of identifying an adult?


10 posted on 09/28/2009 4:39:20 AM PDT by kidd (Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)
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To: kidd

just as good as a fingerprint


11 posted on 09/28/2009 4:49:04 AM PDT by Safrguns
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To: kidd
Usually not very accurate, according to this FBI Bulletin. From what I've read, most hospitals overink the foot, rendering the print fairly useless. Properly done prints have been used to prove identity.
38 posted on 09/28/2009 11:24:28 AM PDT by sometime lurker
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