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History of Crime Investigations

  • Lie Detector
    250

    Lie Detector

    Greek physician, Erasistratus, was the first one to create a lie detector test.
  • Thumbprints
    700

    Thumbprints

    The Chinese began record thumbprints by using clay sculptures.
  • Blood Palm Prints
    1100

    Blood Palm Prints

    Roman attorney Quintilian used blood palm prints on a door handle to find the murderer of his mother.
  • Bullet Comparisons

    Bullet Comparisons

    Investigators at Scotland Yard began to conduct bullet comparisons.
  • Body Temputure

    Body Temputure

    Forensic scientists began using body temperature to figure out the time of death.
  • Systematic Fingerprinting.

    Systematic Fingerprinting.

    investigators began using systematic fingerprinting.
  • psychological profiling.

    psychological profiling.

    Scientists began using psychological profiling.
  • Foot and finger prints

    Foot and finger prints

    They used foot and finger prints. They used a small amount of psychological profiling. They emphasized the use of medicine and diagnosis as well.