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13 BCE
13th Century china
The first ever recorded case using forensic science. When someone was stabbed, all the knives in the village were gathered. Flies were attracted to trace amounts of blood. -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the" Father of Forensic Toxicology" ; chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their affects on animals. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints to document workers in india. -
Henry Fauld
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect. -
Alphonse Bertillon
"Father of Criminal Identification". Developer Anthroplogy which used body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher his first Sherlock Holmes story; story, considered the first "CSI" -
Francis Galtonn
Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Published Criminal Investigation. Wrote the first paper describing the application of Scientific Principle to the field of criminal Investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO Blood groups, later received Nobel Prize. -
Edmonds Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab. Became founder/director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France. -
Albert S. Osborn
Publisher Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of Document Examination -
Leon Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the first Crime Lab in the US, located in Los Angeles. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope: first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
