Fingerprints From Shell Casings

Ask any latent print examiner about imaging fingerprints from expended shell casings, and they will tell you it's most likely futile.  Any latent prints that have been deposited on cartridges before, or during, loading into the firearm are "erased" by the firing temperatures experienced by the shell casing.  Studies with thermal imaging cameras have shown…

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