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The first case ever recorded using forensic science- Someone was stabbed and all the knives were collected and tested by flies attracted to blood
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Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology"- published paper on detection of poisons
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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
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Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect
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Published his first sherlock holmes book- considered the first "CSI"- featured in four novels and 56 short stories- popularized scientific crime-detection methods
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Published FINGER PRINTS- conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification- gave proof 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- 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 university of lyons, frane
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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 US, located in LA
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Developed a comparison microscope- first used to compare bullets to see if fired from same weapon
