Forensics

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  • Jan 1, 1300

    13th Century China

    The first case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed, all the knives in the village were collected. Flies were attracted to the traces of blood and landed on only one of the knives, causing the the suspect to confess

  • Mathieu Orfila

    Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology." Published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals

  • William Herschel

    Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India

  • Alphonse Bertillon

    "Father of Criminal Identification." Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.

  • Henry Faulds

    Used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Published his first Sherlock Holmes story. Considered the first "CSI"

  • Francis Galton

    Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification.

  • Hans Gross

    Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation.

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Discovered the ABO blood groups

  • Edmond Locard

    Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab

  • Albert Osborn

    Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination

  • Leone Lattes

    Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood

  • August Vollmer

    Established the First Crime Lab in United States, located in Los Angeles

  • Calvin Goddard

    Developed a comparison microscope, used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon