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The first case ever recorded using forensic science. There was a stabbing, all of the village knives were collected. There was only blood on one knife, causing the suspect to confess
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Father of Toxicology. Chemist who published first paper on the detection of poisons and their effect on animals
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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 -
used fingerprints to eliminate innocent burglary suspect
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published the first Sherlock Holmes story, considered first CSI
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Published Fingerprints. Conducted first study of fingerprints and their classification. Proved their uniqueness
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Published Criminal Investigation. 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 Prize
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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 in France
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Published 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 United States, located in LA
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Developed a comparison microscope, first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
