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The first case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed, and so all knifes in the village were collected. Flies landed on only one knife causing the suspect to confess.
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Father of Toxicology, because he published first scientific paper on detection of poisons and their effects.
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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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Used fingerprints to eliminate innocent burglary suspect
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Published Sherlock Holmes story; considered the first CSI, featured 4 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. It 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. Also 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; he became founder and director of the institute of Criminalistics at 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 for 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
