Kelly works as a fingerprint examiner. She was shown by police gory photos of the crime scene and told that the suspect in custody is very likely the perpetrator of the murder. Kelly is likely to determine a match between the latent prints and the suspect's prints because of:

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Kelly's exposure to information about the suspect being the likely perpetrator creates a contextual bias, which can influence her judgment and increase the likelihood of finding a match between the suspect's prints and the latent prints from the crime scene. This can potentially lead to a wrongful conviction or identification.

Kelly Works as a Fingerprint Examiner