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Police officers gather evidence from crime scene, FBI technician explains fingerprints.

Police detectives wearing white gloves gather evidence from a suburban living room crime scene. A police officer takes down notes. Close up of officer examines the bottom of a flashlight and inscribing his initials on back for record keeping. Detective packs flashlight in a plastic bag. FBI laboratory forensic technician standing before a table with a flashlight that has been dismantled for examination. Close up of battery that he has found fingerprints on. Close up of FBI laboratory technician as he explains, "fingerprints provide a positive means of personal identification and form an indisputable link in the chain of evidence." Close up of a fingerprint on photo held by technician.

Date: 1970, July 25
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078752
Policeman gather crime scene evidence, FBI laboratory technicians explain fiber and blood analysis.

Police officers remove a curtain as a piece of evidence at a crime scene. Detective writing initials on lining of curtain gathered as evidence. FBI forensic technician from the hairs and fiber division standing in front of a robe suspended in laboratory to prepare to gather fibers. He notes, "this bathrobe, worn by the victim, is first searched for obvious hairs or fibers adhering to it." FBI technician scrapes robe to dislodge fibers. demonstrates how hairs and fiber are extracted from a cloth using a bloodied bathrobe. Forensic investigator scrapes the garment to dislodge unwanted particles. Closeup finger pointing to blood stains on bathrobe. Police officer scrapes up dried blood from carpet in crime scene. Policeman places powdered dried blood in pill box with tight-fitting lid and marks with pen. View of pill boxes containing blood samples as evidence from crime scene. At FBI serology laboratory, a forensic investigator points to robe with blood stains and notes that, "while a blood grouping alone is not sufficient to identify a person, it does lend weight to an identification, and it may well be sufficient to eliminate a suspect."

Date: 1970, July 25
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078753
Detective make plaster cast of shoe print at crime scene, FBI lab examines door strike plate and plaster casts.

Police detectives outside home examining crime evidence. Detective with camera on tripod photographs a shoe print. Detectives examine a wooden door. Close up of metal striker plate from door as it is marked by detective as evidence. Close up view hands of forensic expert examining door strike plate. Technician at Tool Marks Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) laboratory with comparison microscope behind him. Forensic expert notes that "tool mark identifications are similar to the identification of a bullet that has been marked by the barrel of a gun. In both cases, a comparison microscope is used." Forensic expert uses a comparison microscope. Police detectives create a plaster cast of a shoe’s footprint at crime scene. Plaster cast placed in box containing other evidence to be sent to the FBI laboratory. At the FBI Tire and Shoeprint Unit, a tire print cast is displayed. Technician removes shoe print cast from forensic package.

Date: 1970, July 25
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078754
Police gather evidence at crime scene, detective testifies in court

Police investigator collects glass fragments on floor as evidence at a crime scene. Close up evidence carton lid labeled by investigator, "glass from door." A second investigator writes his initials in lid of carton cup. FBI forensic investigator using a microscope in laboratory. Forensic investigator explains how examining glass fragments can be compared to other evidence. Close up of glass fragments in petri dish. Forensic investigator using an emissions spectrograph. Close up igniting emissions spectrograph. FBI scientist operating a mass spectrograph. inside the FBI laboratory. FBI nuclear reactor water pool. Forensic investigator reading results from a neutron activation analysis. A forensic investigator discusses how laboratory findings can aid criminal cases and the importance of handling physical evidence before sending to the FBI laboratory. Judge seen in a court room as a police investigator on the stand testifies that the crime scene had been "properly protected by our uniformed men." Policeman standing guard by the door while policemen gather evidence at crime scene. Sketch of the crime scene. Detective taking photograph of glass fragments at crime scene. Footprint photographed. Investigator holds up a plaster cast at crime scene. Policeman collects glass fragments. Investigator carves his initials on metal striker plate of doorknob. Pill boxes with dried blood samples. Policemen packing crime scene evidence. Police investigator in court on witness stand notes that all evidence "was maintained in my custody." Lawyer in court saying "no further questions." Closing credit "presented by The Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Date: 1970, July 25
Duration: 3 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078755
Car thief steals car and alters it to match VIN of wrecked junkyard car.

Cartoon drawing of used car lot with words "The Salvage Racket" A speeding 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. Car after crash with smoke and STOP sign. A smirking man takes down notes as wrecked1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe is towed to a junkyard. A policeman opens a file cabinet to retrieve a file and then says, "the car theft racket is one of major problems facing law enforcement today." A car pulls up near a parked 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. The man in passenger seat gets out of the car. Man using slim jim to break into car and open door. Man in car uses wires to go under dashboard to hot wire car. Stolen car drives away with another following. Garage door opens and cars drive in to garage. Man wearing gangster hat drives up to junkyard and gets out of car. Junkyard owner walks through junkyard with man looking at cars. The man pays the junkyard owner in cash for wrecked 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. Man uses pocket nice to cut car VIN trim tag off of car. Man opens car hood to get the car’s motor number. Close up of engine stamp pad containing number. The man closes hood and pulls out notebook and writes notes. The junkyard owner walks through piles of tires and gives the man sale paperwork. 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe in garage with hood open. Mechanic grinding off engine number of stolen car. Gangster throws smoking cigarette to ground and then rubs his hands together. Mechanic tears up and throw out identifying papers found in car, attaches replacement trim tag to door, and removes stickers. Mechanic throwing out papers found in car trunk. Gangster puts paperwork into his suit jacket pocket and watches mechanic work on car with arms akimbo. Police officer explains that "the doctored stolen car is now ready for market." Two cars drive on highway pass sign reading, "state line 1/2 mile". Cars parked with gangster standing by to sell stolen car.

Date: 1956, August
Duration: 7 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078756
Car owner reports suspicious details of car he bought from an auction to the police

Unsuspecting man pays cash to gangster for stolen car and puts temporary license plate on car after examining its title. After signing paperwork, the thief walks away. Car driving out of parking lot. 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe driving into Tom's car lot across from Ben Franklin store and Suburban Trust bank. Exact location unknown but suspect suburban Maryland near D.C. Man examining car paperwork. Man and mechanic open car hood and converse. Close up of motor stamp pad with fake restamped numbers and grind marks with no broach marks. Finger pointing at engine stamp pad. Mechanic closes car hood and owner heads to mechanic’s office. Policeman on call during an FBI agent’s visit. Policeman hangs up phone and says, "looks like a stolen car case." Police car driving into parking lot at Tom's cars. Car lot owner shows his car’s papers to the police and FBI detective. Police and FBI agent reads car title documents. Policeman and FBI agent look under hood of 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe and confer. Finger pointing at motor stamp pad. Policeman and FBI agent examine car trunk, policeman looks for clues under passenger seat. Policeman and FBI agent look at car trim tag. Mechanic drives the car out of parking lot. FBI agent and policeman take notes after examining underside of 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe.

Date: 1956, August
Duration: 5 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078757