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The first ever recorded case of using forensic science. The case involved someone getting stabbed and then all of the knives were collected from the village. Flies would've been attracted to the blood on any of the knives and only one had attracted flies. This led to the culprit confessing.
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He's considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals.
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He used thumbprints on documents to help identify workers in India.
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Known as the "Father of Criminal Identification"; he also developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.
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He used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent suspect from a burglary crime.
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He was the author of Sherlock Holmes; he's also considered the first "CSI"; featured in 4 novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods
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Published "Finger Prints"; conducted first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification; gave proof of uniqueness
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Published "Criminal Investigation"; wrote first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
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Discovered ABO Blood groups
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Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab
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Developed fundamental principles of document examination
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Developed method for determining blood type from dried blood
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Established 1st crimelab
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Developed comparison micropscope
