Car a person's toe prints be used to identify them, just like finger prints?

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EDIT~ Can*

Answer 1

probably if anyone ever ketp records of such things.

but feet tend to be in shoes and socks:

then also tend to be heavily calloused over, toes not completely aligned straight, and lots of other reasons making taking toe prints impractical

Answer 2

Toe prints are as unique as finger prints...but not many of us have them on file.

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Normally I would just ignore the nonsense below but the answerer has requested a response.

For someone to:

Claim Experience - " I was a LEO for 28 years and never

                                    heard of such a thing being done."

Profess Ignorance- "I could be very wrong (and apologize

                                  if I am)"

And make an assertion based on this Ingorant Experience -

                                  "Anyone who answers you that toe-prints

                                    are as unique as finger-prints is just

                                    taking a wild guess"

simply amazies to me.

My location? New Hampshire... My department? what? Law Enforcement?

One needn't be in law enforcement to understand basic biology...apparently it is a plus if they are not.

Before making ridiculous contradictions to 4th grade science, one would expect an investigator to investigate. In 28 years, that never occurred to you?

A simple internet search would tell you what most of us already know... fingerprints, toe prints. snowflakes, DNA,  Iris of the eye and even nose prints are unique.

It follows, to think they are not unique, is to think some are identical...now THAT is a stretch.

PS  When I said "not many of us have them on file" I was being sarcastic"  Hello?

Answer 3

Absolutely. The ripples on our fingertips when created in the womb or unique in the way the fold.  The same is true in our toes, as there are ripples.  However you would need a sample from the victims body and a refrence to truly compare the two in court.

Answer 4

Even though only fingerprints and palm prints are kept on file.  In the academy we were told of a case years ago where a suspect left his "forehead print" on a glass that he leaned up against.  Several suspects were rounded up and had there foreheads printed and one of them was a match.  Supposedly he was convicted based on that match.  Stranger things have happened so I will say "Yes!"

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

Interesting question.  I was a LEO for 28 years and never heard of such a thing being done.  I could be very wrong (and apologize if I am) but regardless of any other answers you get for this question I doubt that there is any jurisdiction anywhere that has a file of toe prints.  "Thanks for your fingerprints, sir.  Now, would you please take off your shoes and socks?"  I can tell you for sure that Canada (via the RCMP lab.) does NOT have a national toe-print file and I seriously doubt the US does (FBI).  Also, I can't imagine a reasonable situation where a suspect would leave a toe print behind.  Anyone who answers you that toe-prints are as unique as finger-prints is just taking a wild guess which may or may not be correct.  For anyone who answers that way please mention your location and department so I can educate myself on an aspect of police work I never heard of.  Thanks..