LIKE FINGERPRINTS, FOOT PRINTS CAN BE VALUABLE EVIDENCE

Michael Nirenberg, DPM, a clinical and forensic podiatrist who is the president of the American Society of Forensic Podiatry, said that “in the broad population, footprints are distinctive and individualistic ... and you can see distinctive features in footprints. And you can compare two footprints to see if they have the same features.”

 

Dr. Michael Nirenberg

 

Still, they have not been scientifically proven to be unique, Dr. Nirinberg said. “So there’s a gap in our knowledge and we need to give the benefit of that to the accused,” he said. “I would not want someone convicted solely on a footprint.”

 

Source: Martin Finucane, Boston Globe [6/27/23]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News