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1299
13th Century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. There was a stabbing, all of the village knives were collected. There was only blood on one knife, causing the suspect to confess -
Mathieu Orfila
Father of Toxicology. Chemist who published first paper on the detection of poisons and their effect 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 Fauld
used fingerprints to eliminate innocent burglary suspect -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
published the first Sherlock Holmes story, considered first CSI -
Francis Galton
Published Fingerprints. Conducted first study of fingerprints and their classification. Proved their uniqueness -
Hans Gross
Published Criminal Investigation. Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation -
Karl Landsteiner
discovered the ABO blood groups, later received 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 in France -
Albert S Osborn
Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
Leone Lattes
Developed a 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
