The suspect who I think left the fingerprint is suspect H. The fingerprint found at the crime scene can be classified as a loop with a delta on the right side. Suspect A, B, and D’s fingerprints are arches, in addition to that, Suspect E, has a whorl fingerprint, thus all are able to be eliminated from being the possible suspects. The suspects left are C, F, G, and H, all of which share the loop characteristics. Suspects F and G, however, can be seen with deltas on the left side rather than the right, also being eliminated from being the possible suspect and leaving only suspect C and H. Near the center of the loop, on the print from the crime scene, there is a fork. Also, the center of the loop has a distinct ridge sandwiched by a fork and …show more content…
Suspect C’s fingerprints show the presence of eye ridges near the center of the loop, but no eye ridges can be seen in the crime scene prints. One last characteristic of Suspect C’s fingerprint is that the ridges seem smaller and more clustered together than the crime scene fingerprint and Suspect C’s fingerprint can be eliminated, leaving only Suspect H. In Suspect H’s fingerprint, the presence of the forks and double bifurcation are seen towards the center ridge. Some other characteristics both Suspect H and the crime scene fingerprint share is the ending/ broken ridge located in the top section-center-right edge of fingerprint and a little below it is another double bifurcation. In addition to that, the spacing of the ridges, unlike Suspect C’s, are more distinguishable because it is more equally spaced apart, making it less cluttered and squished. In conclusion, Suspect H, compared to the other suspects, shares similar characteristics to the fingerprint found at the crime scene, therefore, the suspect I think who left the fingerprint is Suspect