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A Chinese farmer was murdered with a sickle. The investigator had all the farmers in the village to bring their sickles to the village center. He then had them place it on the ground and wait. Eventually a species of fly, known for its attraction to blood and flash, became particularly interested on one a the sickles. Thus revealing which farmer had committed the murder.
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Father of toxicology because he worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensic medicine. He also studied asphyxiation, the decomposition of bodies, and exhumation.
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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 and innocent burglary suspects.
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Published his first Sherlock Holmes story; Considered 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 first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of 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 received Nobel Prize.
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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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Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination
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Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood.
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Established the First Crime Lab in United States, located in Los Angeles.
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
