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First case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed, all of 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 suspect to confess.
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Considered the "father of forensics" because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals.
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Used Thumbprints to document 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 Sherlock Holmes story. Considered first "CSI".
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Published "Fingerprints". Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Fave proof of their uniqueness.
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Wrote 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 types, later wont he 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 "Questionable Documents". Developed the fundamental principles of document examinations.
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Developed a method of 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.
