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Forensic Timeline

By Zachary Fowler
  • 1248

    First manual of Forensic Science

    First manual of Forensic Science
    In 1248 China published what became known as the first manual of Forensic Science.

  • First time

    First time
    1784 was the first year that people first recorded the physical evidence leading to a murder case .

  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton
    Francis Galton was a scientist and while he was he identified fingerprint patterns such as simple loop,central pocket loop, double loop,lateral pocket loop,ect. But he didnt just stop there he even identified two different arches and they are known as plain arch and tented arch.

  • Dieter Max Richter

    Dieter Max Richter
    Dieter Max Richter adapted human blood grouping for forensic use on bloodstains. It has helped forensic scientists by they can use that information to exculpate people suspected of some types of crimes

  • FBI

    FBI
    The FBI was created in 1908. The FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.They get called into action if it is domestic or international terrorism.

  • Victor Balthazard and Marcelle Lambert

    Victor Balthazard and Marcelle Lambert
    Victor and Marcelle were the first people to publish the study on hair,including animal ahir.

  • John Larson

    John Larson
    John Larson was the person who originally invented the Polygraph Test. He made it so that it measured heart rate, blood pressure,and respiration rate.

  • Comparison Microscope

    Comparison Microscope
    In 1925 Philip Gravelle and Calvin Goddard where the two scientist who received credit for the making of a comparison microscope. A comparison microscope is a device used to observe side-by-side specimens.It compares microscopic patterns and identify or deny common origins.

  • Anthropology

    Anthropology
    The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin publishes W.H. Krogman's seminal article on examining skeletal remains,bringing the field of anthropology to the world of forensic science ."Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures and societies, in both the present and past, including past human species."-google

  • Conviction of murder

    Conviction of murder
    In 1983,DNA Fingerprinting led the police to convict Colin Pitchfork in the murder of two teenage girls.Not only did he murder them but he also raped them and leaving his prints all over them. Which then the cops used to identify him as the murderer.

  • NDIS

    NDIS
    The NDIS which stands for National DNA Index System. The NDIS is a system of DNA profile records input by criminals justice agencies.

  • AFIS

    AFIS
    The AFIS or also know as IAFIS, which stands for Integrated automated fingerprint identification system. It was created by Dr.Barry Blain and Ken Millard. It helps the FBI with the fingerprinting of criminals to match them with the crime.

  • C.S.I.

    C.S.I.
    A tv show called C.S.I was released on October 6,2000 and it had episodes all the way to September 27,2015. It has a big impact on the interest in the field of forensic science.