"Leave phony overcoat button at scene" — Read this 1950s burglar's notebook of advice

Especially if you happen to be caught with a pocketful of extra buttons.

I wonder how often modern criminals do leave random clumps of hair or whatever behind as a red herring. I would imagine that if you went to a filthy bathroom at a bail bond place or whatever you could find bits of hair that would match with people that already had a record and throw cops off track, or at least create a bunch of doubt and confusion.

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