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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.
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Considered the" Father of Forensic Toxicology" ; chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their affects on animals.
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Used thumbprints to document workers in india.
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Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.
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"Father of Criminal Identification". Developer Anthroplogy which used body measurements to distinguish individuals.
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Publisher his first Sherlock Holmes story; story, considered the first "CSI"
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Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness.
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Published Criminal Investigation. Wrote the first paper describing the application of Scientific Principle to the field of 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 founder/director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France.
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Publisher Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of Document Examination
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Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood.
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Established the first 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.
