Crime History Timeline

By hallieo

  • Matching items together

    This allowed for bits of things to be matched together to determine the killer

  • Rape victims :(

    sperm was able to be detected and analyzed

  • Body heat

    body heat was detected to decide when the victim passed

  • photographs

    Photography became significant

  • fingerprinting

    Fingerprints were being used for criminals to be identified

  • tape lifting

    tape lifting began to identify for finger prints

  • DNA

    DNA is something that is completely different from someone else , this allowed for more accurate results

  • shell casing

    FBI develops " Drugfire " which is an image system to compare marks on cartridge

  • Foot wear

    The start of being able to look at a footprint ad detect what shoes and how big the feet of the person is