Development of Forensic Science since 1800s

By r.simp20

  • 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