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The first case ever recorded using forensic science. All the Knives were collected from the village, when someone was stabbed. When traces of the blood, landed on only one of the knives, the suspect was caused to confess.
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Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" He was the first person to publish scientific on the detection of poison and their effects on animal.
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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 individual.
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Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.
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Published his first Sherlock Holmes story;Considered to be the first "CSI", featured in four 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 principle 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 institutes 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 a method for determining blood type from 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.
