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Jan 17, 1302
First Medical Autopsy
Bartolomeo da Varignana performed one of the first medicolegal autopsies in the case of a suspected murder of a nobleman. -
Time of Death
Scientists began using body temperature to determine a person's time of death. This practice began in the late 1800's. -
Henry Faulds of Scotland publishes a paper suggesting fingerprints at the scene of a crime could identify the offender. Faulds uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent suspect and indicate a perpetrator in a Tokyo burglary.
Henry Faulds of Scotland publishes a paper suggesting fingerprints at the scene of a crime could identify the offender. Faulds uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent suspect and indicate a perpetrator in a Tokyo burglary. -
Ballistics Test
Scotland police began comparing bullets to determine if a suspect's gun was the murder weapon or not. This became the first for of Ballistics testing. -
The invention of polygraph
The polygraph was invented, which was invented by John Larson in 1921, developed for use in police stations. -
4 second dental match
Japanese researchers develop a dental x-ray matching system. This system can automatically match dental x-rays in a database, and makes a positive match in less than 4 seconds -
Using DNA to Catch a Criminal
DNA is used for the first time to solve a crime. DNA profiling is used to identify Colin Pitchfork as the murderer of two young girls in the English Midlands.
