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1300
13th Century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. There was a murder in a field, so he made them all lay out their sickles (the weapon of murder). Although all looked clean one attracted flies since they sensed the residue of blood and tissue. -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the father of forensic toxicology He refined and made new techniques to help with toxicology. Solved a case with arsenic.. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillion
Father of criminal identification. Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Uses 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. -
Franics Galton
Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification.Gave proof if their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Nobel Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyone, France -
Albert S. Osborn
Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination. -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method of determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the First Crime Lab in the United States, located in LOs Angeles. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.