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The first case ever recorded using forensic science. Victim had been slashed, weapon was suspected to be a sickle but many people around had the tool. Magistrate asked workers to lay out their tools and all looked clean but one attracted flies. The flies were attracted to the residue of blood and tissue that is not visible to the human eye.
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Considered the "Father of Forensics Toxicology", was the first great 19th century exponent of forensic medicine. Orfila worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensics medicine, and made studies of 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 an innocent burglary suspect.
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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 Noble 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
