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Mr. Whritenour has over twenty years experience in all facets of the forensic discipline of Latent Print Examination to include processing items of evidence/crime scenes for the presence of latent friction skin impressions (finger, palm and footprints) and the comparison of latent prints to inked prints.

He served as a Special Agent/Latent Print Examiner with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL). While in that capacity, Mr. Whritenour was responsible for the administration of a rigorous two year resident course of instruction in the science of latent print identification to students aspiring to be Latent Print Examiners.

Since retiring from USACIL  in 1992, Mr. Whritenour has performed as a Consultant regarding the science of latent print identification to state and Federal government agencies, large corporations, attorneys, private investigators and private individuals.

Mr. Whritenour has lectured on the subject of latent print identification to law enforcement agencies, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Georgia Association of Professional Private Investigators, the insurance industry, the United States Air Force Staff Judge Advocate School and both state chapters as well as the parent organization of the International Association for Identification. He also co-authored research in the field published in the Journal of Forensic Science.

During his career, Mr. Whritenour has attended numerous training courses regarding the science to include the following:

FBI Basic Fingerprint Classification
FBI Advanced Latent Fingerprint Techniques
FBI Administrative Advanced Latent Fingerprint Identification
FBI Latent Print Photography

Latent Print Examiner Course (Two year resident USACIL)
Laser Latent Print Development (Texas Tech University)
Latent Print Development via Alternate Light Sources
(Orange County, FL Sheriff Dept/Valencia Community College)

Mr. Whritenour is qualified as an Expert in the forensic science of Latent Print Identification in Federal, State, Municipal and Military Courts of Law.
 
 

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Certified as a Latent Print Examiner by the International Association for Identification. Certified by the U.S. Army as a Latent Print Examiner until retirement.

• Re-examination of Latent Print Evidence

 
• Examination of Evidence for Latent Finger and Palm Prints

 
• Comparison of Latent Prints and Inked (record) Finger and Palm Prints

 
• Expert Consultant for All Aspects of Forensic Science Related

  to Fingerprint Identification and Latent Print Examination

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E-mail Robert D. Whritenour

Robert D. Whritenour, C.L.P.E.
         PO Box 801051
                   Acworth, Georgia 30101
                                   U.S.A.

Phone:  (678) 363-4895

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) endorses no private experts.  Contents of these pages do NOT purport to represent any endorsement, opinion or statements by the USACIL, United States Department of Defense, or any other agency or organization.  Robert D. Whritenour's certification by the USACIL (Latent Print Examiner) ceased to exist upon his retirement from the Army as a Special Agent/Chief Warrant Officer. His status as a Certified Latent Print Examiner now means he holds certification from the Latent Print Certification Board of the International Association for Identification (IAI).