Forensics Timeline

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    Forensic Science from 1965-1980

  • Polymorphic Nature of Red Cell Adenylate Cyclase

    Polymorphic Nature of Red Cell Adenylate Cyclase
    R. A. Fildes and H. Harris first identified the polymorphic nature of red cell adenylate cyclase

  • Immunoelectrophoretic Technique

    Immunoelectrophoretic Technique
    Brian J. Culliford and Brian Wraxall developed the immunoelectrophoretic technique for haptoglobin typing in bloodstains.

  • Development of Gel-Based Methods to Test for Isoenzymes in Dried Bloodstains

    Development of Gel-Based Methods to Test for Isoenzymes in Dried Bloodstains
    Culliford, of the British Metropolitan Police Laboratory, initiated the development of gel-based methods to test for isoenzymes in dried bloodstains. He was also instrumental in the development and dissemination of methods for testing proteins and isoenzymes in both blood and other body fluids and secretions.

  • ADA

    ADA
    Spencer and colleagues first identified the polymorphic nature of red cell adenosine deaminase (ADA).

  • The Examination and Typing of Bloodstains in the Crime Laboratory

    The Examination and Typing of Bloodstains in the Crime Laboratory
    Culliford published The Examination and Typing of Bloodstains in the Crime Laboratory, generally accepted as responsible for disseminating reliable protocols for the typing of polymorphic protein and enzyme markers to the United States and worldwide.

  • protective body armor

    protective body armor
    The National Institute of Justice initiates a project that leads to tthe development of lightweight, flexible, and comfortable protective body armor for the police.

  • (ESD).

    (ESD).
    Hopkinson and colleagues first identified the polymorphic nature of esterase D (ESD).

  • detection of gunshot residue

    detection of gunshot residue
    The detection of gunshot residue (GSR) using scanning electron microscopy with electron dispersive X-rays (SEMEDX) technology was developed by J. E. Wessel, P. F. Jones, Q. Y. Kwan, R. S. Nesbitt and E. J. Rattin at Aerospace Corporation.

  • (GLO)

    (GLO)
    J. Kompf and colleagues, working in Germany, first identified the polymorphic nature of red cell glyoxylase (GLO).

  • The Federal Rules of Evidence

    The Federal Rules of Evidence
    The Federal Rules of Evidence, originally promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court, were enacted as a congressional statute. They are based on the relevancy standard in which scientific evidence that is deemed more prejudicial than probative may not be admitted.

  • GC-MS

    GC-MS
    Zoro and Hadley in the United Kingdom first evaluated GC-MS for forensic purposes.

  • Fuseo Matsumur

    Fuseo Matsumur
    Fuseo Matsumur, a trace evidence examiner at the Saga Prefectural Crime Laboratory of the National Police Agency of Japan, notices his own fingerprints developing on microscope slides while mounting hairs from a taxi driver murder case. He relates the information to co-worker Masato Soba, a latent print examiner. Soba would later that year be the first to develop latent prints intentionally by “Superglue®” fuming.

  • FTIR

    FTIR
    The fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) is adapted for use in the forensic laboratory.

  • AFIS

    AFIS
    The FBI introduced the beginnings of its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) with the first computerized scans of fingerprints.

  • “multisystem” method

    “multisystem” method
    Brian Wraxall and Mark Stolorow developed the “multisystem” method for testing the PGM, ESD, and GLO isoenzyme systems simultaneously. They also developed methods for typing blood serum proteins such as haptoglobin and Gc.

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