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The 1st case ever recorded using forensic science
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Considered the father of toxicology.
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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 1st 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 finger prints and their classification.
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Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
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Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Nobel prizes
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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
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Developed a method fir determining blood type from dried blood
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Established the 1st crime lab in the US, 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