forensics: blood to bugs

  • the precipitin test

    the precipitin test
    Paul Uhlenhuth comes up with the the precipitin test. This test finds out if the blood is from a human or an animal
  • finger print files

    finger print files
    The N.Y.P.D creates finger print files of people who are arrested. Later the N.Y.S.P began using fingerprints
  • The F.B.I

    The F.B.I
    President Theodore Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, and Charles Joseph Bonaparte establish the F.B.I.
  • first police crime lab

    first police crime lab
    In 1910, Edmund Locard established the first crime lab based upon the idea that criminals leave behind traces of themselves with every crime.
  • Luke May

    Luke May
    Luke May was known as America's, Sherlock Holmes. He early utilized and advocated forensic specialties (in questioned-document work, fingerprints, and firearms I.D.) and scientific method as an essential part of crime investigation.
  • L.A.P.D

    L.A.P.D
    The L.A.P.D establishes the first crime lab in the U.S
  • Massacre

    Massacre
    The famous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurs when seven gangsters are gunned down. According to some of the evidence there are rumors that the police where involved
  • F.B.I crime lab

    F.B.I crime lab
    The F.B,I crime lab was created and is located at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia.
  • The Blow Fly

    The Blow Fly
    In Scotland the larvae of a blow fly provided a vital clue of the time and death of Dr. Ruxton's wife and maid.