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the first ever case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed and all the knives in the village were collected. flies were attracted to the traces of blood from only one knife AKA the murder weapon, leading the suspect to confess.
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The "father of forensic toxicology". Orfila was a chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons & their effects on animals.
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Used thumbprints to identify workers in India.
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The "father of criminal identification". Bertillon developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.
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Used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.
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Published his first Sherlock Holmes story, considered the first "CSI" featured in 4 novels and 56 short stories. Popularized scientific crime-detection methods.
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Published "Finger Prints". Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their proof. Gave proof of their uniqueness
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Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation.
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DIsconvered ABO blood type. Later received Nobel Peace Prize.
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Incorporated gross' principles within a workable crime lab. Later became the founder and director of the institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France.
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Published "Questioned Documents". Published the fundamental principles of document examination
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Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood.
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Established the first crime lab in the US. Located in Los Angeles.
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
