Technical
- Technical Article - Forensic Science Communications - July 2007
- Figure 6: Left and right hands, both exposed in the same environmental conditions, from a body recovered after the December 2004 South Asian tsunami.
- Figure 12: Same palm as in Figure 11 but recorded after using the boiling technique
- Figure 1: Water-damaged body with macerated hands
- Figure 3: Removal of contaminants with a sponge and warm, soapy water
- Figure 4: Electric hot pots containing boiling water
- Figure 9: Adhesive lifter affixed to the correct fingerprint block of a transparent ten-print card
- Figure 5: Placement of hand into boiling water
- Figure 8: Fingerprint reviewed by the examiner to confirm that a clear and complete impression was recorded that is of suitable quality for comparison
- Figure 11: Palm print recorded without using the boiling technique
- Figure 7: Adhesive lifter wrapped around and removed from a powdered finger, leaving a recording of the friction ridge impression on the adhesive surface.
- Figure 10: Recording of an epidermal and dermal fingerprint.
- Figure 2: Putrefied hand