| Author | Message | ||
     Ann T. |
Thanks for your help! | ||
| Webmaster |
Sorry for being obtuse. There is almost zero chance that identifiable fingerprints are present on the inside of the clothing in your particular circumstances. You did not mention impressions deposited in a contaminate such as blood, paint, ink or something similar... thus it seems you are talking about typical latent print impressions (which are invisible or nearly invisibile until developed/detected via chemical, physical or electronic processes). If you have money to burn, please contact one of the consultants at this site and request they make absolutely sure you don't have identifiable latent prints transferred onto the inside of your clothing. I would tell my own daughters, "Save your money and forget about transferred fingerprints inside your clothing unless some unusual contaminate was on the suspect's hands." | ||
| Ann T. |
I'm a little confused. Is it worth having clothing tested for a possible fingerprint transfer from skin to the clothing if the clothing has been preserved or should I just play the lottery and swim in the ocean during a storm? | ||
| Webmaster |
By clicking here you can read some basic information about prints on skin. Fingerprints are not like decorating glitter (or DNA) and don't just transfer intact readily from surface to surface. If under very unusual circumstances where (1) you had on very finely woven fabric, (2) had a latent print deposited in a contaminate robust enough to survive a transfer, (3) somehow had contact between the fabric and impression in a manner for optimal transfer without smudging, (4) a fingerprint actually did transfer from your skin to your clothing intact sufficiently to be identifiable, and (5) the clothing were processed and the impression developed before any environmental conditions deteriorated it... it would then be a mirror image of the impression originally deposited. Because it would be mirror image reversed, it would not be confused with an impression originally deposited on the clothing. And, anticipating your next question, the chance that the impression could be accidentally transferred again from fabric to a third surface and still be identifiable, appearing to have been originally deposited on that surface… are probably about the same chance as (1) you being eaten by a shark, (2) at the same moment lightning strikes you, (3) while you are en route to claim your Power Ball lottery winnings of over 200 million dollars. | ||
| Ann T. |
If someone's fingerprints are on your skin and then you put your clothing on will the fingerprints be wiped away or will they be transferred to the clothing? |
