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Archaeologists find fingerprints in a stone tablet dating back to 1792-1750 B.C.
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The earliest record of the study of the patterns in human hands.
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Started studying the ridges on the human hands
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His wife and kids were murdered and they used fingerprints to track the man who did it.
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He created the first ever ten card system.
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Solved the first case that was a murder using fingerprints and confirmed that they dont change with age.
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John burns off his finger tips with acid
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Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems. Used for criminal identification have become central to the work of police and other law enforcement agencies around the world.
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Had 23 million criminal fingerprints on cards but would take up to 3 months to find a match.
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Was falsely accused of murdering a cop but was Exonerated by DNA and is now a free man.