Witnesses can catch criminals by smell: Human nose-witnesses identify criminals in a lineup of body odor

Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 11:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Move over sniffer dogs, people who witnessed a crime are able to identify criminals by their smell. Police lineups normally rely on sight, but nose-witnesses can be just as reliable as eye-witnesses, new research has found.

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