cluciano63
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I mentioned the fingerprints not the DNA and i don't recall her being asked for an exact date. She should as a sheriff have a general idea of how long the results should take. This a high profile case so i would expect them to move things along quickly. IMO
SMITH: All of the evidence is being processed, and I know that they`re looking for fingerprint also. And we haven`t gotten any results for the crime lab yet. And we`re anxiously awaiting that.
GRACE: How long has it been?
SMITH: I`m not certain when they were sent to the lab. So I`m not sure how long.
GRACE: Well, you know to you, Woody Tripp. Typically, they would be sent immediately. And you can tell on a fingerprint analysis whether you`ve been able to pick up latent prints immediately. Explain how you do it.
WOODROW TRIPP, FORMER POLICE COMMANDER, POLYGRAPH EXPERT: Absolutely, Nancy. With fingerprints, unlike DNA, it can be almost immediate. It`s just a matter of retrieving the prints and then processing them by a fingerprint examiner. That examiner will immediately look at them. O
I have seen plenty of crime shows where forensic results trickle in, i.e. they would not hold onto fingerprint results while awaiting weeks of DNA testing...that would be ludicrous and counterproductive. Either LE has some results back, or there were no prints that could not be accounted for. JMO