CNN Forensic Files July 26, 2015 06:18:00
Police officers back in the 1950s. >> this call kind of rejuvenated everything with hope. >> when police confronted the man, he denied it. his prints were compared to the killer's thumbprint left in the stolen car and did not match. but this dead end piqued the interest of a new generation of fingerprint experts. dale falicon and don kier decided to take a fresh look at the thumbprint lifted from the stolen car. they now had computer technology not available in 1957. so they digitally enhanced the killer's thumbprint, which made the images easier to see than the original inked fingerprint. >> ...