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1115
13th century china
the first ever case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed and all the knives in the village were collected. flies were attracted to the traces of blood from only one knife AKA the murder weapon, leading the suspect to confess. -
Mathieu Orfila
The "father of forensic toxicology". Orfila was a chemist who published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons & their effects on animals. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
The "father of criminal identification". Bertillon developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published his first Sherlock Holmes story, considered the first "CSI" featured in 4 novels and 56 short stories. Popularized scientific crime-detection methods. -
Francis Galton
Published "Finger Prints". Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their proof. Gave proof of their uniqueness -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
DIsconvered ABO blood type. Later received Nobel Peace Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated gross' principles within a workable crime lab. Later became the founder and director of the institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France. -
Albert S. Osborn
Published "Questioned Documents". Published the fundamental principles of document examination -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the first crime lab in the US. Located in Los Angeles. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
