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44 BCE
Death of Julius Caesar
After the assassination of Julius Caesar, a physician preformed an autopsy to see the body had only one fatal strike within the 23 wounds found on the body. -
Apr 11, 600
Fingerprints
Fingerprints were used by the first time to determine identity. -
Apr 13, 1302
Legality
The first legal, public autopsy was preformed. -
Fingerprints are unique
Hershel published a book with his finding on the uniqueness of fingerprints. -
Lie Tests
Lombroso measures change in blood volume to discover physical evidence that proves lying. -
Coroners Act
Ensured that a large part of the coroners’ role was to determine the circumstances and the medical causes of sudden, violent and unnatural deaths. -
Blood Groups
Karl Landsteiner identified the different human blood types. -
Guns are Unique
Victor Balthazar realized that every gun barrel has different markings, and that you can match bullets with specific guns. -
DNA Test in Criminal cases
Jeffreys developed and used first DNA test in a criminal case. -
Toxicology
Toxicology Tests become more accurate, and the tests are used more often.
