About this episode

Tonia Smith discusses the role of fingerprints in investigations at the 2026 Animal ForensiCon.

The 2026 Animal ForensiCon in Orlando, Florida Tonia Smith from the Orange County Sheriff's Office shares with us how fingerprints are used in investigations to rule people in/out, what information can be obtained and myths of fingerprint science. She also offers some guidance on collection and submission of evidence that may contain fingerprints.

People in this episode

Host: A. Michelle Gonzalez, DVM, MS

Guest: Tonia Smith

Topics covered

• fingerprint analysis
• animal forensics
• investigations
• evidence collection
• myths of fingerprint science

Keywords

• fingerprints
• forensics
• evidence
• investigation
• myths
• collection
• submission

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orange County Sheriff's Office

Places: Orlando, Florida

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