Forensics on Trial-fingerprints-nova

Where was the van found?

• At the train station

• In a commuter parking lot

• In an alley near the train station

What creates the fingerprint pattern?

• sweat

• oil

• both 

Why is a fingerprint vulnerable to being smudged on a plastic bag?

• Plastic bags are slippery to hold

• Plastic bags stretch and can distort the fingerprint

• Plastic bags are nonporous

• Plastic bags repel fingerprints

How many traits from the fingerprint does the FBI focus on?

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 12

How many do examiners require to create a match?

• 7

• 12

• 15

• 20

Which of the following are true about Brandon Mayfield?

• The fingerprint analyst he hired also said it was a match

• He had converted to Islam

• Witnesses saw him on the train

• He was a lawyer who had represented a convicted terrorist

Does this case prove that two people can have the exact same fingerprint?

• Yes

• No