The Development of CSI Sciences By tannerward42 Jan 1, 1835 In 1835 the first case where bullet comparison was used. Jan 1, 1863 Body temperature was starting to be used to estimate how long a person had been dead for. Period: Jan 14, 1880 to Dec 31, 1889 The first use of photos to identify criminals was used in the 1880's. Jan 1, 1903 The first fingerprinting identification methods were used in 1903. Jan 1, 1921 In 1921 the polygraph was invented by John Augustus Larson and James Mackenzie Jan 1, 1986 In 1986, DNA had started to be used in identifying criminals.