Cops make a 3D print-out of murder victim's finger to try and unlock his phone and find his killer A 3D printing lab at Michigan State University is recreating the fingers of a murder victim Lab is using a set of booking prints taken from an earlier arrest of the man Police hope the fingers can be used to unlock the victim's phone which they say holds the key to identifying his murderer Biometric scanners such as those on a recent iPhone models require a living body to activate the fingerprint sensor Scans fingerprint and the slight electrical current running through the skin The lab has added a layer of conductive metallic particles to the plastic fingers to try and bypass the sensors Printed fingers are still being tested but should be sent to the police within two weeks to unlock the phone By HANNAH PARRY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 17:00 EST, 21 July 2016 | UPDATED: 17:07 EST, 21 July 2016 16 shares 9 View comments A Michigan 3D printing lab is recreating the fingers of a murder victim for police in a bid to try and catch his killer. Cops hope to be able to use the 3D fingers to unlock the victim's phone which they believe holds clues to the identity of the murderer. Professor Anil Jain, who runs the lab at the Michigan State University, has used a set of booking fingerprints the police took from the victim during an unrelated arrest, Fusion reports Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3702130/3D-printing-lab-recreate-murder-victim-s-fingers-police-unlock-phone-killer.html#ixzz4F5ll35cr Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook