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13 BCE
13th century china
the 1st ever case recorded using forensic science. when someone was stabbed, all knives were collected as part of evidence. flies were trace through blood, forcing the suspect to confess. -
Mathieu Orfila
"Father of Forensic Toxicology" published first scientific paper on the detection of poison and their effects on animals. -
William Herschel
used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
"Father of Criminal Identification" developed Anthropometry which use body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
published his 1st Sherlock Holmes story; considered 1st "CSI" featured in four novels and 56 stories, popularized scientific crime detection methods. -
Francis Galton
1st definitive study of fingerprints and their classification called Finger Prints. this gave proof of their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
1st paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
discovered the ABO blood groups, later receive Nobel prize. -
Albert S. Osborn
published questioned documents. developed the fundamental principles of documents examination. -
Edmond Locard
incorporated Gross's principles within a workable Crime lab: become the founder and director of the institute of criminalistics at the university of Lyons, France. -
Leone Lattes
developed method for determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
established the 1st crime lab in the U.S, located in L.A. -
Calvin Goddard
developed a comparison microscope first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
