"I think the indications are right now based on the forensics analysis that it's an individual who has been responsible for putting these devices together, the same, " he told ABC News.

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But his foresight in the use of fingerprints, lab analysis and forensics paved the way for the modern crimefighting techniques we celebrate in story and television today.

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