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First case recorded using forensic science. a murder was committed so they collected all the knives in the village. the flies were attracted to the traces of blood and only landed on one knife, causing the suspect to confess.
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Considered the Father of Toxicology. 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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Used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.
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Published his first Sherlock Holmes story; considered the first "CSI" , featured in 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. 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 types, later won the Nobel Prize
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Incorporated Gross's 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 the method for determining blood type from dried blood
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Established the first crime lab in the United States, located in Los Angeles.
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Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same gun.
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