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Richard Fairchild (Rich)
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Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 10:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
The basic structure and location of fingerprint characteristics do not change when a person dies until the skin decomposes. The speed of decomposition depends on how the dead person's body is (or is not) treated with chemicals or placed in an environment to slow down decomposition of the skin and other body structures. In some museums, mummified fingers many thousands of years old still display identifiable areas of friction ridge skin. Of course, a body decomposed to the condition of being a skeleton would no longer have fingerprints.

Pleaase see the fingerprint FAQs or the Fingerprint Sourcebook for more detailed information.
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saradanarra (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2014 - 12:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Is there any change in fingerprints of a person at the time death?

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