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News - University Professor Creates Tattoo Database for Police

Friday May 30, 2008
Prof Creates Tattoo Database For Police
Tattoos are becoming one of the most reliable identifying marks to identify suspects and bodies. A Michigan University professor has developed a program that enables police to database identifying marks on the bodies of known offenders. While it may not positively identify a person, it can help narrow down the list of possibilities.

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