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13th Century China
The first case that was ever recorded using forensic science. The case involved a stabbing in a village and flies were used to help track the killer into confession. -
Mathieu Orfila
He was considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" because he was the chemist to first publish a paper about his findings with poisons 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 uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published the "Sherlock Holmes" story, and considered the first CSI feature in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods. -
Francis Galton
Published finger prints and conducted a study of fingerprints and their classification and uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross principles with a workable crime lab, became the founder and director of the institute of criminalistics at the university of Lyons, France. -
Albert S Osborne
Published questioned documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination. -
Leone lattes
Developed the method for determining blood type from dried blood. -
August vollmer
Established the first crime lab in the United States, located in LA -
Calvin goddard
Developed a comparison microscope, first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
