You arrive at an attempted homicide in which a suspect used a knife to cut the stomach of the victim, which is his lover. Thinking the victim had died, the suspect grabbed a recycling bin and placed items he previously touched in the kitchen into the bin and fled the scene. A couple days later the bin was found about a block away with items still within. Although the victim was in a medically induced coma and couldn't provide a statement, the items were processed for fingerprints. Fingerprints in blood were visibly noticeable on the items. Which type of fingerprint is this called?

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Patent fingerprints are visible prints left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface. In this scenario, the fingerprints were visible in blood on the items, making them patent fingerprints.

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