Fingerprint experts at the city Office of Chief Medical Examiner often help police solve cases while bringing closure to families in New York City.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 11:12PMMercado is hyper-aware of just how important they are, especially when it comes to identifying a body.
He's one of only two fingerprint experts at the city Office of Chief Medical Examiner where last month, a horrific case that came in wasn't straightforward., police say by a stranger, who watched her burn to death."We want everyone to have a name, we want everyone to be positively identified, we want to make these notifications to families," said Nora Heidel, OCME.This method scans the print into a computer.
"I've seen fingerprint reports come back with 10 plus names, alternate dates or birth so it's not always a slam dunk," Heidel said., a 57-year-old woman, whose prints were already in the system, given her past arrests.
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