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1247
13th Century China
Convinced the victim was murdered by a sickle.The flies could sense the residue of blood and tissue invisible to the human eye. When confronted by this jury of flies, the murderer confessed to the crime. -
Mathieu Orfila
known as the father of toxicology because he published the first scientific treatise on the detection of poisons and the effects on animals, a work that established forensic toxicology as a legitimate scientific endeavor -
William Hershel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillon
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 four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods -
Francis Galton
Published finger prints. Conducted the first definitive study if fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of 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 Noble Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; and director of the institute of criminality at the UOF in France -
Albert S. Osburn
Published Documents. Developed 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 United states but in Los Angeles -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
