Forensics

By Abat65
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    First case ever, 13th century

    First case ever, 13th century
    The first case ever recorded using forensics. Knives were collected and flies were attracted to the knife used in the murder!

  • Mathieu Orfilia

    Mathieu Orfilia
    First toxicologist. Studied effects of poison on animals and published work

  • William Herschel

    William Herschel
    Used thumbprints to identify his workers in India

  • Alphonse Bertillion

    Alphonse Bertillion
    Father of Criminal Indetification. Developed Anthropometry

  • Henry Faulds

    Henry Faulds
    Used fingerprints to undetify innocent suspect

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    Published first CSI. Sherlock Holmes in 4 novels and 56 short stories

  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton
    Published first fiber prints. Conducted the first study of fingerprint classification. Uniquness

  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross
    Wrote first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered ABO blood types. Novel Prize

  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard
    Gross’s principles unto a crime lab. Director ICU Lyons France

  • Albert S. Osborn

    Albert S. Osborn
    Published questioned documents. Developed fundamental principles of document examination

  • Leon Lattes

    Leon Lattes
    Developed method to tell blood type from dried blood

  • August Vollmer

    August Vollmer
    Established first crime lab in US. Los Angeles

  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard
    Developed comparison microscope. First to comepare bullets