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300
The First Forensics
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Jan 1, 600
The Measuring of the Volume of Strange
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1235
People started to learn how to find the murder weapons
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1302
The First Medical Autopsy
The first autopsy was requested by a civil officer in Bologna -
1447
People were able to start using teeth to start identifying victims
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The First Microscope was made
Zacharias Janssen was the one to invent the microscope in 1590 but it was then perfected by Galileo Galilei in 1609. -
Bullet Comparison started to be used
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The Police stations started fingerprinting the criminals
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The First polygraph was invented
John A. Larson and a policeman from California were the two to invent it. -
The FBI Crime Lab was formed
The crime lab was opened in Washington DC. It was first ran out of only one room and there was only one person who worked in it, his name was Agent Charles Appel. -
Using tape to lift the oils that create a finger print
The tape is used to lift clusters of fingerprints and other things off of surfaces to then inspect. -
The Breathalyzer Test was invented
The breathalyzer is used to measure a persons BAC known as Blood Alcohol Content. It was invented by a man by the name of Robert F. Borkenstein. -
Started using DNA to catch criminals
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Investigators started using shell casings as evidence
Investigators can use the shell casings to find out what type of gun was used and then can keep tracing to find where it was bought and who bought it. -
The FBI started using DNA to catch criminals
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Foot prints to track criminals
If investigators can find shoe prints then off of the size of the shoe they can make a guess on how tall the person was and who was all at the crime scene, how many different people.
