The Backwards Thumbprint That Sent a Man to Trial
The Backwards Thumbprint That Sent a Man to Trial
Fear that the evidence everyone trusts can also mislead: a 22-inch, 4.5-pound wrench with a single partial thumbprint was recovered 30 yards from a dead woman, but the print faced the wrong way for nine months-how did that happen and who paid the price?
In this episode, we follow the discovery, the chain of custody, and the investigative choices that tied a suspect to a weapon; what that single left thumbprint meant for the prosecution and why asking which direction it pointed unraveled the case.
Person: Lydia Crane
Date: December 6, 2014…
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