Citation

Girelli CMA, Segatto BR. J. Forensic Sci. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Natural Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29932-540, São Mateus, ES, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1556-4029.14045

PMID

30901489

Abstract

During the period of one year, the Police of the State of Espírito Santo in Brazil analyzed 1,431 cartridge cases obtained from crime scenes and seizures. The cartridges were subjected to a development sequence (cyanoacrylate fuming + gun bluing + fluorescent dying), and panoramic images of the developed fingermarks were generated based on the photographs taken during the rotation of the cartridges. Ridge details were observed in 50 cartridges, but only in 5 cartridges, the marks were considered with value for identification. The fingermarks were searched in the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) of the Brazilian Federal Police and, in one case, it was possible to obtain the suspect's identification. In our knowledge, this is the first case in Brazil of identification of a suspect based on a fingermark recovered from a fired cartridge case.

© 2019 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Language: en

Keywords

AFIS system; cartridge case; fingermark; forensic science; identification; murder