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Forensic Science Brief History

By Cyanm
  • 600 BCE

    Finger prints used for the first time

    Arabic merchants take a debtors fingerprints and attach it to a bill.

  • Criminal evidence is used in a criminal case

    First recorded instance of physical evidence leading to a murder conviction. The evidence was a torn piece of newspaper that matched the news paper in his pocket.

  • First use of photos in identification

    San Francisco used photography for identification. They were the first to do so.

  • Hair is used in forensics

    Victor Balthazard and Marcelle Lambert publish their first study on hair. The first legal case ever involving hair took place in the study.

  • Lie detector

    Prototype polygraph was developed for use in police stations

  • Facial Sketches match Photograph

    Michigan State University develops a system that matches police sketches with mug shots in the police system.