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first case ever recorded using forensic science. when someone was stabbed, all the knives in the village were collected. flies were attracted to the traces of blood and landed on only one of the knives, causing the suspect to confess
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Considered the father of forensics toxicology, he was a chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects 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
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Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect
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Published his first Sherlock Holmes story; Considered the first "CSI", featured in four novels and fifty-six short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods
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Published "Finger prints". Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification and gave proof to 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 criminalistic 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 the United States, located Los Angeles
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from same weapon