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The case happened in 13th century China where someone was stabbed. Knives from all households were collected, and flies were drawn to the knife with the blood, which forced the suspect to confess.
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"Father of Forensic Toxicology"
Chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals -
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India
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"Father of Criminal Identification"
Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals -
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect
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Published the first "Sherlock Holmes" story
considered the first "CSI"
featured in 4 novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods -
Published "Fingerprints"
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification
gave proof of their uniqueness -
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
Published "Criminal Investigation" -
Discovered the ABO blood groups
Received the Nobel Prize for his work -
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab
Became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France -
Published "Questioned Documents"
Developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
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
