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the book "Washing Away of Wrongs" was written by Song Ci in 1248
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The first chemical test in relation to a crime was used.
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The first photograph to capture a criminal's identity was used in San Francisco.
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The first account of using physical dna from a crime scene to capture a criminal is used.
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fingerprints were found to be unique and people started using them as evidence in crimes.
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The first police crime laboratory was established in 1910 in Lyon, France, by Edmond Locard
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the first count of gun forensics is used in a court