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1200 BCE
first forensics case
Following a stabbing, all knives in the ancient Chinese village were collected. Flies were only attracted to the knife with traces of blood on it leading to a confession. -
Mathieu Orfila
Father of Forensic Toxicology: Studied poison's effects on animals -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillon
Father of Criminal Identification: Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals -
Henry Fauld
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect -
Arthur Conan Doyle
Author of Sherlock Holmes ; considered first CSI writer -
Francis Gaulton
Published "fingerprints"; conducted first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification, gave proof of their uniqueness -
Hans Gross
Published criminal investigation. Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered ABO blood types, later received Nobel prize -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab. Became founder of the Institute of Criminalistics @ University of Lyon, France. -
Albert S. Osborn
Published Questioned Documents. Developed fundamental principles of document examination -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established first crime lab in United States, Located in LA. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed comparison microscope: first used to compare bullets to see if fired from same weapon.
