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What was written on the bullet casings in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, according to Police?

On the afternoon of September 10, 2025, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The killing of ...
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Fingerprints Vanish from Fired Bullets. Scientists Can Now Identify Them Anyway.

Since the dawn of modern fingerprinting, lifting prints from bullet casings has been thought to be impossible due to damage caused by the intense temperatures, gas, and friction of firing a gun. A new ...
Phys.org

Forensic test recovers fingerprints from fired ammunition casings despite intense heat

A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists. Dr. Eithne Dempsey, and her recent Ph.D. student ...
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Engraved bullet casings have become shooters’ manifestos

It’s a stark and alarming trend: Mass shooters engraving bullet casings with cryptic messages, leading officials to speculate about their motives and, more recently, their political affiliations. It ...
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Writing on ammo is ancient, but the way shooters are doing it now offers a window into their motive

Scrawled messages on bullet casings and weapons left behind have popped up at several high-profile shootings over the past year. The seemingly unusual practice is actually reminiscent of a ...
Science Daily

Scientists achieve forensics’ “Holy Grail” by recovering fingerprints from fired bullets

Researchers at Maynooth University have achieved a forensic milestone by revealing fingerprints on fired bullet casings using a safe electrochemical process. The method uses mild voltage and non-toxic ...