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1200
13th Century China
The first ever recorded case of using forensic science. The case involved someone getting stabbed and then all of the knives were collected from the village. Flies would've been attracted to the blood on any of the knives and only one had attracted flies. This led to the culprit confessing. -
Mathieu Orfila
He's considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals. -
William Herschel
He used thumbprints on documents to help identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
Known as the "Father of Criminal Identification"; he also developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
He used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent suspect from a burglary crime. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
He was the author of Sherlock Holmes; he's also considered the first "CSI"; featured in 4 novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods -
Francis Galton
Published "Finger Prints"; conducted first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification; gave proof of uniqueness -
Hans Gross
Published "Criminal Investigation"; wrote first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation -
Karl Landstein
Discovered ABO Blood groups -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab -
Albert S. Osborn
Developed fundamental principles of document examination -
Leone Lattes
Developed method for determining blood type from dried blood -
August Vollmer
Established 1st crimelab -
Calvin Goddard
Developed comparison micropscope
