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First Forensic Case was a murder that included a stabbing near a rice field.
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Father of forensic toxicology because he had given the subject its first formal treatment.
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Used thumbprints on document to identify workers in India
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Father of criminal Identification. Developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.
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Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect
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Published his first Sherlock Holmes story; considered the first CSI featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized crime detection methods.
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Published finger prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave pros of their uniqueness.
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Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published criminal investigation.
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Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received noble prize.
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Incorporated Gross principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and the director of the institute of criminalists at the University of Lyons, France.
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Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamentals 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 US, in LA.
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used o compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
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