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Someone was stabbed and all the knives in the village were collected. Flies came to the murder weapon and the suspect confessed. This was the first ever case using forensic science.
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Orfila was a chemist who published first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals. He was called the "Father of Forensic Toxicology"
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Herschel was the first person to uses fingerprinting to identify people. He proved that all fingerprints were different.
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He discovered that body measurements could be used to distinguish people. Called the "Father of Criminal Identification"
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Fauld used fingerprints to prove suspect innocent.
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Wrote Sherlock Holmes who was considered the first "CSI"
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Published Finger Prints which was a study of fingerprints and their classification and gave proof to their uniqueness.
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Wrote the first paper about the application of scientific principles to criminal investigation. It was called Criminal Investigation.
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Discovered the ABO blood groups
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Incorporated Gross' principles into a workable crime lab.
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Published Questioned Documents which developed the fundamental principles of document examination.
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Developed a method for determining blood type from died blood.
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Established the First Crime Lab in L.A.
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Developed a comparison microscope, first used to compare bullet fragments
