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Considered as the "Father of forensic Toxicology". Worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensic medicine, and made studies of the decomposition of bodies.
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It was the first case ever recorded in forensic science. As a chemist, John Marsh, was told to give evidence for the prosecution in a murder trial. John Bodle was the defendant who was accused of poisoning his grandfather with arsenic- laced coffee.
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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 and innocent burglary suspect.
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Published his first 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 fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness.
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Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published 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, 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 united states, 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.
