First of all, that was a dirty trick to play on your friend, Bruce.
Secondly, prints seem like the easiest way to "exclude" Mike (as they say on CSI), but I'm not sure why they couldn't run his prints through the computer (like they do on CSI) and see if they get a match (like they do on CSI).
Thirdly, that's why we named our kids "djjeisme", "mmendbbeeeeeeeer", and "32123".