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First forensic case ever recorded. The case consisted of a homicide and all the knives in the village were collected and flies were attracted to one, which was confirmed to be the murder weapon and the suspect confessed.
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He was considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" due to his contributions to the field. He published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons, which he tested the effects on animals.
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He used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India.
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Considered the "Father of Criminal Identification", he 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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His first book published was Sherlock Holmes story. Was considered the first "CSI" story and featured in four novels and 56 short stories, and popularized scientific crime-detection methods.
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Published "Finger Prints" and conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification, which proved their uniqueness.
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He wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published "Criminal Investigation".
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Discovered the ABO blood groups and later received a Nobel Peace Prize for his findings.
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He incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab. He became the founder and director of the first Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France.
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Published "Questioned Documents" and developed 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 U.S., located in Los Angeles.
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Developed a comparison microscope, the first used to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same weapon.
