Yarovenko V.V., Kitaev N.N. Characteristics of dermatoglyphical traits of individuals who are prone to committing serial crimes

Abstract: In order to establish consistencies, the authors analyzed the dermatoglyphical traits of notorious serial killers, who had committed their crimes in different regions of the country, years, and for different motives. The authors state that the modern forensic trasology conducts the research on traces of sweat and fat via the methods of forensic dermatoglyphics, which yield broader and more significant data for indirect identification, as well as diagnostic research. They state that using the dermatoglyphic methods in forensic criminalistics it is possible to compose a behavioral portrait of a suspect and determine pathological specifics of the human organism by the papillary lines of the fingers and palms. The research shows that different individuals can share certain dermatoglyphical characteristics. However, these similarities cannot be considered as an established pattern of deviant behavior due to the small number of the fingerprint cards that have been examined.

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