Well Yes, it was kinda the first step on new terrain. It was correctly not used as convicting evidence. But as it was filmed at night in the girls room with a h

Well Yes, it was kinda the first step on new terrain. It was correctly not used as convicting evidence. But as it was filmed at night in the girls room with a hidden cam, it was a likely match, and that's probably what motivated her to keep doing research in that direction. Later cases described in the article were using more features than just vein patterns. Plus evidence unrelated to hands. While a sample of 1000 to compare against is certainly small, it's in the ballpark where it's valid supporting evidence. And if you want to make it better, maybe just contact Black and ask if/how you could submit your own sample?