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the first case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed and they collected all the knifes in the village which caused the suspect to confess.
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Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology". Chemist who published first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals.
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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. Fave 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.
