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When Fingerprints Failed the Bronx Murder Investigation
The 1989 Central Park jogger case exposed critical gaps in fingerprint analysis protocols that urban police departments had relied upon for decades. This episode reconstructs how investigators initially pursued suspects using contaminated evidence and flawed collection procedures, examining the specific moments when forensic assumptions went unchallenged. We analyze how the case became a watershed moment for standardizing evidence handling in major cities, and why traditional fingerprint matching—once considered infallible—required complete procedural overhaul. The hosts discuss how this…
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