History of Forensics By laurenadams0412 1775 Scheele develops test for arsenic poison in corpses. 1806 Valentin Ross developed a method of detecting arsenic in a victim, advancing the investigation of poison deaths. 1813 Orfila published on detection of poisons. Became known as “father of forensic toxicology” 1836 James Marsh used chemical processes to determine arsenic as the cause of death in a murder trial. 1854 San Francisco used photography for criminal identification. It's the first to do it in the US. 1879 Bertillon developed system of anthropometry. 1887 . “A Study in Scarlet” a Sherlock Holmes novel was published which raised interest in forensics 1892 Galton published a book “Finger Prints” 1902 Landsteiner discovered blood could be grouped into types 1903 NY state prison system implemented fingerprint identification. 1909 First forensic school of science was founded by Archibald Reiss in Switzerland. 1910 Locard began a rudimentary police laboratory which led to forming the Institute of Criminalistics 1923 Vollmer created the oldest forensic lab in the U.S. 1929 Osborn published “Questioned Documents” 1932 FBI organized a forensics lab under directorship of President J. Edgar Hoover 1967 FBI established the National Crime Information Center 1975 First fingerprint reader installed at the FBI. 1981 FBI Forensic Science Research and Training Center opened 1985 Jeffreys developed the first DNA profiling test. 2001 Technology speeds up DNA profiling time, from 6-8 weeks to between 1-2 days.
