Fingerprint Project

By Anthony102003
  • Discovered all fingerprints are different

    Discovered all fingerprints are different

    physiologist Marcello Malpighi studied to find out if fingerprints are unique. He examined fingerprints under a microscope and found that they have a series of rigids and loops
  • Herschel finger prints local contract

    Herschel finger prints local contract

    Herschel put his palm print on all his local contracts to stop forgery
  • Bertillion System

    Bertillion System

    Used measurements of parts of the body for identification and later introduced finger prints
  • First way of recording fingerprints

    First way of recording fingerprints

    Juan Vucetich, an Argentine Police Officer, created the first method to record peoples finger prints. He could keep these in a file.
  • First criminal caught using fingerprints

    First criminal caught using fingerprints

    Francisca Rojas was the first person to be found guilt through finger print evidence. She murdered her two children.
  • National Bureau of Identification

    National Bureau of Identification

    Bureau where mugshots, fingerprints, and Bertillion measurements were stored
  • New Scotland yard

    New Scotland yard

    Finger print branch was opened at New Scotland yard and used the Henry system
  • Fingerprints distinguish two identical twins

    Fingerprints distinguish two identical twins

    The New York City police establish a fingerprint bureau to keep fingerprints recorded. This bureau later distinguished to identical twins apart from each other through fingerprints.
  • Finger Print Identification Conclusions

    Finger Print Identification Conclusions

    Locard published his conclusions to insure proper fingerprint identification
  • First finger print certificate program

    First finger print certificate program

    Gave certificates to forensic scientists who were certified finger print examiners