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Someone was stabbed in a village, so all of the village knives were collected. Flies were attracted to the blood of the knife used to kill the victim, and the suspect then confessed.
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Published first scientific paper on the detection of poisions and their effects on Animals. Father of Toxicology.
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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 Sherlock Holmes, considered the first "CSI". Featured in four novels and 56 short stories and popularized scientific crime detection methods
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Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classifications. It also gave proof of the uniqueness of fingerprints.
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Published Criminal Investigation Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation.
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Discovered ABO flood groups and later received a Nobel prize for the descovery
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Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab. Eventually became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalizes at the University of Lyons, France.
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Published Questioned Coduments and developed the funcamental principles fo 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 and it was located in Los Angeles.
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Developed the first comparison microscope which was used to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same weapon.
