Crime Scene Investigation

Fingerprints used to determine suspects

400 BCE

Fingerprints casted in clay would be used to determine suspects.

First book written to help solve crimes

Jan 1, 1100

The book Hsi Duan Yu was created to help determine the cause of a crime.

Toxicology used in crime solving

1300

Mathieu Bonaventure Orfila is considered to be the father of toxicology and used this knowledge to determine if poisons were used in the crime.

Body Temperature used in forensics

Jan 1, 1800

The temperature of bodies would be used to determine the time of death which would help narrow down the suspect.

The Polygraph Machine

Jan 1, 1921

The Polygraph Machine was used to determine heartrate and stress levels to determine if someone was lying.

Gunshot Paterns

Jan 1, 1933

Test were conducted to determine gunshot residue which could help determine where and how someone shot the gun.

Modern Forensics

2000

The use of DNA and computer forensics allows scientist and Forensic teams to determine cause of death, how the victim might have died and even can help determine suspects.