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Microscope
The microscope was discovered when a lens was put in the top and bottom of a tube. -
Chronograph
A test used to determine chemical elements of something -
First use of photography
The first use of photos in forensics was in san francisco. -
1892 fingerprint dusting
The process that uses a soft brush to uncover the fingerprints left behind at a crime scene -
Hair is researched in forensics
Animal hairs were studied first then they started to examine hair in legal cases -
Dr. Joseph Bell
Joseph Bell is from scotland and worked as a lecture at the university of Edinburgh. He is the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. -
Scapel
Extremely sharp blade used by surgeons and in autopsies -
polygraph
used to detect lies by change on the graph -
Dr William Bass
He was a Forensic anthropologist in America, He is most known for his work with human decomposition. He has assisted in many cases in the identification of human remains. -
William R Maples
He was a American forensic Anthropologist who worked at the C.A. Human identification lab. He specialized in the study of bones. -
Crime tape
Crime tape is a warning tape used as a barricade for crime scenes to keep civilians outside of the scene -
The BTK Killer
The BTK (bind,torture,kill) killer was a killer who would bind and torture his victims before he killed them and he would take recordings of them and such evidence and send it to the police to taunt them. He was caught in 2005 when he started sending letters to local media. He sent a floppy disk to the news and forensic analysis traced the deleted data right back to Dennis Rader, The BTK killer -
ESDA
The ESDA was made in 1978 by Foster + Freeman Lt. It is used to reveal indentions or impressions in paper.