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The first case ever recorded using forensic science. The victim was stabbed and all the knives in the village were gathered.Flies were attracted to the traces of blood
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Father of Toxicology,published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on 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 meausurements to distinguish individuals
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Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent bulgary suspect
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Considered the first "CSI", popularized scientific crime detection methods
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Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification
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Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
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Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received a Nobel Prize
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Published "Questioned Documents". Developed the fundamental principles of documentation examination
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Became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France. Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab
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Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood
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Established first crime lab in United States in Los Angeles, California
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
