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1200
China
First case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed, all of the knives in the village were collected. Flies were attracted to the traces of blood and landed on only one of the knives, causing the suspect to confess. -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the "father of forensics" because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals. -
William Herschel
Used Thumbprints to document 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 Sherlock Holmes story. Considered first "CSI". -
Francis Galton
Published "Fingerprints". Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Fave proof of their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Wrote first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published "Criminal Investigation" -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood types, later wont he Nobel Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director of the institute of criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France -
Albert S. Osborn
Published "Questionable Documents". Developed the fundamental principles of document examinations. -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method of determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the first crime lab in United States, located in Los Angeles. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
