The 26-year-old ? whose name is not known ? used to put his ear up against a door to try to hear if anyone was in the house and as a result his ear prints were found on the doors of up to 80 robbery scenes in Lyon.
A police officer described the Georgian-born suspect's technique as "old" but admitted it could be quite useful.
-Bang Showbiz
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