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A murder case on America’s Most Wanted list was being investigated by a forensic scientist, Dr. John Bond, from the university of Leicester and Northamptonshire police. Dr. Bond developed a new technique that enables scientists to see fingerprints on metal even after the print has been removed. Dr. Bond worked with US Police before to find prints on bullets fired about decade ago. He worked with casings from the Marianne Wilkinson murder case –currently cited on the America’s Most Wanted website. Dr. Bond stated that “I am confident that if any fingerprint deposit has corroded the metal shell casing then our new technique will find it.”
Around 7:30 PM on December 9, 2007, somebody rang Marianne Wilkinson’s bell in North Richland Hill, Texas. Marianne was greeted by four gunshots. She died on her front porch after the police arrival. A neighbor who was going through a complicated divorce believed that she was the target. She lived one street away with the same number in the same housing community. According to Wilkinson’ family and friend, the 68 year old had no enemies and nobody would have wanted to kill her. Later, a handgun was discovered and confirmed to be the one used to kill Marianne.
References
University of Leicester (2008, November). America's Most Wanted' Murder case to be investigated by pioneering UK Forensic Scientist. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 6, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com¬ /releases/2008/11/081120073159.htm

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