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y | é e Despite the faeces that tuo of the tmpresstons were _ nisaing eitirely and three others were bedly blurred, SBI fingerprins technicians were chle to make an tdentification by searching all poasible fingerpriné combinations. At this tine where vere approximately 10,000,000 fingerpring earda on files use of ihe fincgerprinz cards subnitted and identified ag thet of Lltzsabesh Short indicated that Miss Short was on aps plicany jor a postticn aga a clerk in the Past Lachange of comp Cook, madifornic, on Canuary 30, 1943, The other set vas sube mitted bit ihe Sante Barbara, California, Police Derarinent re« fiecting her arreat on Jeptcaber 23, 1Dd3, on charges of violating Juvenize court daus, after uiich she wae released to the probation Cepartuen te whe gucceasful use of actenvifie comunteations equipment in tig case uas referred io by the Sirceter of the Par as follows: "She action of the Loa Angeles 7 niner tn iranenttting to the SBT the fingerprinis of the achklenitfted aurder vietim tes an excellent illustration of the cooperation of the press with law enfarcemen’t, and ii is auch cocperation that aids law enforcement in ourling the increase in crime," ihe PBI was net only able to advise ag to the Short girl's tdeatification but, in addition, was able te furnish coptes of her pteture and a record of her past employment to the authorities ond othera interested, she successful identification of Fltxabeth chord proapted the Les Angeles authorities on Merch 11, 1947, to again