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In 1948 Keith Simpson launched the bite mark analysis after he examined bite marks on woman .This will later on help convict Ted Bundy of murder and rape.
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R.F Borkenstein , a captain in the Indiana state police invents the breathalyzer for sobriety testing.
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The growth stages of skeletal bones are identified by Americans Thomas Mocker and Thomas Stewart which formed the basis of Forensic Anthropology.
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Their discovery yielded ground breaking insights in the genetic code and protein synthesis.
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The FBI inaugurates the National Crime Information Center . The first national law enforcement computing center for weapons , wanted persons, and stolen cars.
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The set of rules that governs the introduction of evidence in criminal and civil trials.
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The Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer can be used to identify materials in fingerprints
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40 years ago at UCLA scientists were able to communicate with each other with a 15 foot cable . The breakthrough later led to formation of internet.
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A limited computerized scanning mechanism is first used to develop a database in forensic science by the FBI Automated Fingerprint System.
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Bite mark evidence is key in convicting serial killer Ted Bundy after the murder of Lisa Levy and Martha Brown .
