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400
First Law for Cause of Death
The medical examiner can be the only one to call the cause of death. -
1000
Fingerprinting
First fingerprinting records were created by using clay. -
1001
Lie Detector Test
First lie detector test that determined a persons heart beats faster when they are lieing. -
1248
First Book About Forensic Science
First written book using medicine to solve criminal cases. -
First Pathology Report
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Toxicology
The start of being able to test for toxins in someones blood. -
Case Using Physical Evidence
1784 John Toms shot Edward Culshaw in the head with a pistol. John had a piece of newspaper in his pocket and Edward had the same piece of newspaper in his head wound. Since newspapers were one of the things used to secure gunpowder in those days the matching newspaper was used to convict John Toms. This was the first case where physical evidence was used. -
Use of Pictures
First use of pictures to identify a suspect. -
Using Hair
First use of identify a suspect or victim by using a piece of their hair -
Portable Polygraph Machine
John Larson made a portable polygraph machine. -
DNA Analysis
First DNA profiling technique and is still the same one we use today.