Mustard Vs. Plum Case Study

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Further investigation of the crime scene revealed fingerprints left behind on the murder weapon. Despite the fact that they were hastily wiped, forensic scientists were able to determine a match--Professor Plum, Black's business partner. Police forces quickly stormed his house and took him in for questioning, through which he claimed to have been finishing some last minute paperwork the night of the crime. Although witnesses were able to back him up, Plum still had an undeniable amount of evidence stacked against him. They had their man, or so it seemed, but evidence to the contrary revealed Plum as not the only one with similar fingerprints. Suspiciously, Colonel Mustard's prints had the same ridge variations as

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