For fingerprint analyst, the devil is in the details - Gainesville Times

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For fingerprint analyst, the devil is in the details

No two people have been found to have the same fingerprints. Recently, fingerprint analysis was at the forefront of solving the Edricus Mayfield attempted rape case. - photo by Scott Rogers

06162019 FINGERPRINT 1.jpg — No two people have been found to have the same fingerprints. Recently, fingerprint analysis was at the forefront of solving the Edricus Mayfield attempted rape case. - photo by Scott Rogers

Herman Cronic’s loupe takes his vision down to a microscopic world of whorls, loops, arches and minutiae that are vital for his Gainesville Police Department colleagues.