1. A computerized system for determining whether a database contains an image substantially matching that of a given probe candidate, the system comprising: an input device constructed and arranged to receive first and second biometric search templates associated with the probe candidate, the first biometric search template associated with a first type of biometric identifier and the second biometric search template associated with a second type of biometric identifier; a first database comprising a plurality of searchable biometric templates, the plurality of searchable biometric templates comprising a plurality of templates of the first type of biometric and a plurality of templates of the second type of biometric; a first biometric search engine operably coupled to the input device and to the database, the first biometric search engine adapted to search the database of searchable biometric templates for a match to the first biometric template and return a first set of results; a second biometric search engine operably coupled to the input device and to the database, the second biometric search engine adapted to search the database of searchable biometric templates for a match to the second biometric template and return a second set of results; a processor in operable communication with the input device and the first and second biometric search engines, the processor programmed to compare the first and second sets of results to the first and second biometric templates to determine whether any result in the first set of results or the second set of results is a substantial match to either the first or second biometric search templates associated with the probe candidate.