A Technique to Enhance Fingerprinting of Mummified Fingers

William D. Haglund

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This report details a fingerprinting technique for softening mummified fingers and hands using Metaflow and Restorative, a fluid for rehydration of desiccated tissue. This procedure has proven successful in cases of extreme desiccation and has allowed for good fingerprint detail to be developed.

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1979Scott's Fingerprint Mechanics 1904THE RESTORATION OF DRIED TISSUES, WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO HUMAN REMAINS 1986A New Method for Softening Mummified Fingers 1972Readable Fingerprints from Mummified or Putrefied Specimens

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