Fingerprints: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity - Colin Beavan expose The art of murder knows

The art of murder knows many forms

THE CLOTHES ISSUE

and the nexus between organised crime and the law-keepers and -makers of the nation

The fact is

What happened to us there was horrendous beyond belief

Fingerprints: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity - Colin Beavan expose The art of murder knowsThe extraordinary true story of the development of the science of identity and the history of fingerprint detection. In 1905 an elderly couple were found murdered in their shop in Deptford, London. The only evidence at the scene of the crime was a sweaty fingerprint on a cashbox. Was it possible that a single fingerprint could be enough to lead to a conviction? Could the pattern of these tracks hold the secrets of the science of identification?