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Someone was stabbed so the village gathered all the knives and the flies were only attracted to the knife with blood on it, and the suspect confessed.
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He was the father of toxicology because he published the first scientific paper of poisons and how they affect animals.
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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 the first Sherlock Holmes book, was 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 definitive study of fingerprints and their classification, gave proof to 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 recieved Nobel Prize
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Published questioned documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination.
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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, France
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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 U.S., in Los Angeles.
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Developed a comparison microscope, first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
