Major Developments of CSI

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  • Chinese Used Hand Prints As Evidence
    221 BCE

    Chinese Used Hand Prints As Evidence

    Records show that the Chinese used hand prints as evidence during an investigation for a robbery.
  • The First Forensic Autopsy
    Mar 1, 1302

    The First Forensic Autopsy

  • Connection Of Bullet To Murder Weapon

    Connection Of Bullet To Murder Weapon

    Henry Goddard became the first person to connect a bullet to a murder weapon.
  • The Marsh Test

    The Marsh Test

    James Marsh developed a chemical test that detected arsenic also known as the Marsh Test.
  • First Photograph Used as Evidence in Court

    First Photograph Used as Evidence in Court

    The first photograph used as evidence in a courthouse was an image of a forged document.
  • Criminal Profiling Began

    Criminal Profiling Began

    Criminal profiling was first attempted by Scotland Yard for the Jack the Ripper case.
  • First Facial Reconstruction

    First Facial Reconstruction

    Wilhelm His was the person to create the first facial reconstruction.
  • The First Lie Detector

    The First Lie Detector

    James McKenzie invented the first lie detector test.
  • Polygraph Instrument

    Polygraph Instrument

    John Larson invented a more accurate version of the lie detector test, called a polygraph instrument.
  • First American Police Crime Laboratory

    First American Police Crime Laboratory

    August Vollmer established the first American police crime lab.
  • The FBI Got a Crime Laboratory

    The FBI Got a Crime Laboratory

  • The Beginning For Using Dental Records In Forensics

    The Beginning For Using Dental Records In Forensics

  • The First Breathalyzer Test

    The First Breathalyzer Test

  • The Start of DNA Recognition

    The Start of DNA Recognition

  • The First Use Of DNA In An Investigation

    The First Use Of DNA In An Investigation

    Dr. Jeffery was the first to use DNA in a criminal investigation.