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John Toms & Edward Culshaw
First physical evidence used in criminal court case (Murder Conviction). A torn piece of newspaper was in the piston which matched newspaper in his pocket -
Francis Galton & fingerprint evidence
The first time fingerprint evidence was used in murder investigation for Argentinean police -
Henry Classification System
A long-standing method by which fingerprints are sorted by physiological characteristics for one-to-many searching. -
Victor Balthazard & Rosella Rousseau
The first time hair in forensics was used in a legal court case -
1930 Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner was rewarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1930 "for his discovery of human blood groups. -
Voice Evidence
Voice prints were used in crime court evidence from phone tapes -
DNA Conviction
DNA fingerprint was used to clear the main suspect in a murder case and convict another. -
DNA became reliable
The National Academy of sciences announced DNA evidence is reliable -
Footwear Detected
Britain's forensic science service developed online footwear detection to help footwear tracks be identified -
2015 Tiffany Dawn Chambers & 3D facial reconstruction
The body of a woman found in Ohio whose face was reconstructed using 3D printing techniques has been identified to be Tiffany Dawn Chambers of Florida. A suspect was charged with her murder. -
Chinese used fingerprints
Chinese used fingerprints to establish identity of documents & clay sculptures