From the Crime Scene: Original Fingerprint Negatives & F.B.I. Report
"Photographs made from the negatives submitted have been examined in the Bureau’s Single Fingerprint Section and three fragmentary latent fingerprints of value for comparison purposes were noted.".
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Typed Letter Signed on F.B.I. letterhead, one page 4to, February 2, 1945, to Sheriff Claude Briley of Davidson County, Tenn. Briley wrote Hoover concerning a burglary which occurred at the home of a Dr. W.C. Bilbro, sending negatives for F.B.I. analysis in the hopes that fingerprints would...
Longtime head of the F.B.I.
Typed Letter Signed on F.B.I. letterhead, one page 4to, February 2, 1945, to Sheriff Claude Briley of Davidson County, Tenn. Briley wrote Hoover concerning a burglary which occurred at the home of a Dr. W.C. Bilbro, sending negatives for F.B.I. analysis in the hopes that fingerprints would be found. “Reference is made to your letter of January 26, 1945, submitting seven photographic negatives of latent impressions for examination and naming Mary Bilbro Lambeth…as a suspect in connection with your investigation…You are advised that photographs made from the negatives submitted have been examined in the Bureau’s Single Fingerprint Section and three fragmentary latent fingerprints of value for comparison purposes were noted. The negatives submitted are returned herewith…A search of the alphabetical name file maintained in connection with the Bureau’s Identification Division has failed to disclose a fingerprint record for Mary Bilbro Lambeth…It is suggested that, if possible, you obtain the fingerprints of this individual and submit them to the Bureau in order that the desired comparisons may be made.”
The original negatives assessed by the F.B.I. are still, surprisingly, present. Included are 2 other letters about the case.
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