From the Ted Talk by Simona Francese: Your fingerprints reveal more than you think
Unscramble the Blue Letters
So let me take you on a journey of unthinkable capabilities. Katie has been raped and her lifeless body has been found in the woods three days later, after her disappearance. The police is tgtriaeng three suspects, having narrowed down the search from over 20 men who had been seen in that area on the same day. The only picee of evidence is two very fniat, overlapping fingerprints on the tape that was found wrapped around Katie's neck. Often, faint and overlapping ftpneniirgrs cannot help the police to make an ifctitioindaen. And until recently, this might have been the end of the road, but this is where we can make the difference.
Open Cloze
So let me take you on a journey of unthinkable capabilities. Katie has been raped and her lifeless body has been found in the woods three days later, after her disappearance. The police is _________ three suspects, having narrowed down the search from over 20 men who had been seen in that area on the same day. The only _____ of evidence is two very _____, overlapping fingerprints on the tape that was found wrapped around Katie's neck. Often, faint and overlapping ____________ cannot help the police to make an ______________. And until recently, this might have been the end of the road, but this is where we can make the difference.
Solution
faint
piece
fingerprints
identification
targeting
Original Text
So let me take you on a journey of unthinkable capabilities. Katie has been raped and her lifeless body has been found in the woods three days later, after her disappearance. The police is targeting three suspects, having narrowed down the search from over 20 men who had been seen in that area on the same day. The only piece of evidence is two very faint, overlapping fingerprints on the tape that was found wrapped around Katie's neck. Often, faint and overlapping fingerprints cannot help the police to make an identification. And until recently, this might have been the end of the road, but this is where we can make the difference.