They looked identical and even shared the same name, but the two prisoners pictured were actually different people and their remarkable case helped bring in the era of fingerprint identification. !-- Creative 154508969 served by Member 9127 The man above was called Will West, the man below William West, and they were both sentenced to jail at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas over 100 years ago. The arrival of Will West in 1903 caused the records clerk at the prison considerable confusion, because he was convinced he’d processed him two years previously. Where there’s a Will: In 1903 Will West arrived at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas, where the records clerk was certain that he’d seen him before The record clerk pulled out this file photo of William West, who looked almost identical to Will West The clerk, M.W. McClaughry, asked Will West if he’d ever been to the prison before. !-- Creative 150729824 served by Member 2439 West said he hadn’t. McClaughry then set about taking his ...
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