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The first case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed and all the knives were collected and flies were attracted to only one knive, making the suspect confess.
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"Father of Forensic Toxicology"
Published first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals -
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India
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"Father of Criminal Identification"
Developed anthropometry, which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals -
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burgulary suspect
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Published his first "Sherlock Holmes" story
Considered the first "CSI"
Featured in four novels and 56 short stories
Popularized Scientific Crime Detection Methods -
Published Finger Prints
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification
Gave proof to their uniqueness -
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
Published Criminal Investigation -
Discovered the ABO blood groups
Received Nobel Peace Prize -
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab
Became founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France -
Published Questioned Documents
Developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood
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Established the First Crime Lab in United States, located in Los Angeles
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Developed a comparison microscope
First used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
