This week we take a deep dive into the sordid world of fetish killings. Our main case is a murder from 1994, but it was not solved for six years, when the breakthrough came from a fingerprint at the scene. Nowadays of course, police forces can search a central computer database to see if fingerprints match those of a known criminal. The National Automated Fingerprints Identification System (Nafis) is able to compare millions of prints from all over the country and find a match within minutes. As you explained Jacques, NAFIS was gradually introduce to UK forces between 1997 and 2001. Prior to that forces were only able to search their own paper records which related to criminals from their local area.
This week we take a deep dive into the sordid world of fetish killings. Our main case is a murder from 1994, but it was not solved for six years, when the breakthrough came from a fingerprint at the scene. Nowadays of course, police forces can search a central computer database to see if fingerprints match those of a known criminal. The National Automated Fingerprints Identification System (Nafis) is able to compare millions of prints from all over the country and find a match within minutes. As you explained Jacques, NAFIS was gradually introduce to UK forces between 1997 and 2001. Prior to that forces were only able to search their own paper records which related to criminals from their local area.
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