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Jan 7, 700
700 BC Fingerprints in Clay used
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Jan 7, 1000
44 BC First Autopsy
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Jan 7, 1100
First use of Pathology
Bloody handprints used to convict a person of murder -
Jan 7, 1248
First documention using medical knowledge to distinguish drowning vs stangulation
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toxicology put into use
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Bullet Comparisons
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Anthropometry
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Body temperature to determine time of death
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Portable polygraph machine
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First Crime Lab in Los Angeles
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Tests to detect gunshot residue
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250 BC First Lie Detector