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The Scheffer case was the first arrest and conviction with the use of fingerprint evidence. -
The first example of fingerprinting being used in a murder case. -
Thomas Jennings's murder case established fingerprint evidence as reliable in Illinois. He was convicted of murder. -
Convicted of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum. An early example of fingerprinting in a high-profile case. -
Gangster linked to a kidnapping of a major OKC oilman. -
John Dillinger's wanted poster was complete with his name, photo and all ten of his fingerprints. One of the earliest examples of fingerprint identification. Dillinger then burned his fingertips in acid in an attempt to change the fingertips. Although this attempt was unsuccsessful, Dillinger made history in the feild of fingerprints. -
Serial killers are identified with the use of fingerprints. Prints from his gas mask matched items found at the crime scene of one of his four victims. -
11 perpetrators of a raid on a train. The gang stole £2.6 mil in Buckinghamshire. Prints were found on a game of Monopoly the gang was using. -
Fingerprints found in Ramirez's car proved he was present at a crime scene. High-profile serial killer caught with the use of fingerprints. -
