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-the first case ever recorded using forensic science
- someone was stabbed
- all the knives in the village were collected
- files were attracted to the traces of blood and landed on only one of the knives, causing the suspect to confess -
He was considered the "Forensic Father of Toxicology" because he was a chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals.
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He used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India.
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He was the "Father of Criminal Identification". He developed Anthropometry which uses body measurement to distinguish individuals.
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He used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.
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He published his first Sherlock Holmes story; considered the first "CSI", featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-scene detection methods.
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He published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness.
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Published Criminal Investigation. Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of a criminal investigation.
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Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Nobel Prize.
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Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the Univerity of Lyons, France.
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Published Questioned Documents. 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 United States, located in Los Angeles.
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
