The History of Forensics By chadlyons Jan 1, 1864 Crime scene photography developed Jan 1, 1900 Karl Landsteiner identified human blood groups Jan 1, 1959 James Watson and Francis Crick discover the DNA double helix Sep 14, 1977 AFIS developed by FBI Sep 14, 1984 Jeffreys developed and used first DNA tests to be applied to a criminal case