Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           EventhoughDonnaWesthadmadeapositiveidentification,itbotheredhimthatthepicturewasthreeyearsold.Hewantedtowaitforthefingerprintcheck.DetectiveBrushtookMilligansI.D.downtothefirst-floorBureauofCriminalIdentificationtomatchhisfingerprintsagainsttheonesliftedfromPolly’scar.

           NikkiMillerwasannoyedatthedelay.Shefelttheyhadagoodstartontheman,andshewantedtogoafterhim.Butsincehervictim,PollyNewton,hadn’tmadeapositiveidentification,shehadnoalternativebuttowait.Twohourslaterthereportcameup.TheprintoftherightindexfingerliftedfromtheoutsideglassoftheCorvette’spassengerdoorandtherightringfingerandrightpalmwereMilligan’s.Allfair-valueprints.Aten-pointmatch.Enoughtotaketocourt.

           BoxerbaumandKlebergstillhesitated.Theywantedtobeabsolutelysurebeforegoingafterasuspectandaskedthatanexpertbecalledintoevaluatetheprints.

           SinceMilligan’sprintsmatchedthoseliftedfromhervictimscar,NikkiMillerdecidedtogoaheadandfileforkidnapping,robberyandrape.Shewouldgetawarrantforhisarrest,bringhimin,andthenPollywouldbeabletolookathiminalineup.

           Boxerbaumcheckedwithhischief,Kleberg,whoinsistedtheuniversitypoliceshouldwaitfortheexpert.Shouldn’ttakemorethananotherhourortwo.Bettertobecertain.ItwaseightthateveningwhentheoutsideexpertagreedthattheprintswereMilligan’s.