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Discovery of Human Blood Groups
Karl Landsteiner was the first to discover human blood groups, thus getting him a Nobel Prize for this profound discovery.
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Fingerprints Become a Big Deal
Henry P. Deforrest is the first to actually use fingerprints in the United States as a means of evidence. -
The First Forensic Science Class is Established
Professor R.A. Reiss sets up the first legitimate forensic science curricula at the University of Lausanne.
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Test for Blood Based on Benzedrine
Oskar and Rudolf Adler develop the Benzedrine blood test. -
Here Comes the FBI
Theodore Roosevelt officially establishes the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Forensic Geology Becomes a Thing
Georg Popp and the Margarethe Filbert Case establish forensic geology. -
Hair Becomes Informative
Victor Balthazard and Marcelle Lambert publish the first comprehensible hair test.
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Microscopic Crystal Test for Hemoglobin
Masaeo Takayama creates another test for hemoglobin using hemochromogen crystals. -
Individualizing Bullet Markings
Victor Balthazard published the first article on individualizing bullet markings.
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ABO Tests
Leone Lattes develops the first antibody test for ABO blood groups. -
Using a Vacuum to Collect Evidence
Albert Schneider is the first to use a vacuum apparatus to collect trace evidence.
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Manufacturing Data About Weapons
Charles E. Waite is the first that catalogs manufacturing data about weapons. -
The First Portable Polygraph is Introduced
John Larson and Leonard Keeler design the portable polygraph.
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First Recognition of Secretion of Group Specific Antigens Into Other Body Fluids
Saburo Sirai is given recognition for his discovery of secretion of group specific antigens in body fluids other than blood. -
The FBI Crime Lab is Established
The Federal Bureau of Investigation establishes the first crime lab.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLfUTpDDNk0) "Video of the Inside of a Crime Lab Today"
