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. é e Despite the faces that two of the tupresstons were .7 nisaing eitirely and three others were badly blurred, SPI ° Jingerprins technicians were chle to make an tdentification by searching all poasible fingerprinié combinations. At this tine where vere approcimately 1O<,000,0U0 fingerprint earda on files Une of ihe fingerprin: cards submitted and identified ag thet of Llizsabeth Short indicated that iss Short was on ape plicant jor a positicn aa a clerk in the Post uzchange of damp Cook, Mlifornic, o% January 30y 1943. The other set uaa sube mitted by ihe Sante Barbora, California, Police Deparinent rem fiecting her arreat on sentcuber £3, 10d3, on charges of violating Juvenile court Jaus, after which she waa released so the probation Ceparitmer te whe successful use of actiensifie communications equipnent in tiis case was referred vo by the Dircetor of the “Br as follows: "She aciion of the Loa Angeles Tzaniner in tranenttting to the PRT the flngerprinis of the siidenitftled aurder victim ts an excellent illustration of the cooperation of the press with law enforcement, and it is such covperation that aids law enforcenent in curbing the increase in crime." ihe PBI was not only able to advise as to the Short gtrl's tdeutification but, in addition, was able to furnish copies of her pteture and a record of her past employment to the authorities cnd others interested, whe succeasful identification of Flixaheth choré pronpted the Los Angeles authorities on Nerch 1ly 1947, to again RR EEIEEE TE EEEEEIEITITIOSSSS