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13 BCE
13th century China
the first case ever recorded using forensic science. when someone was stabbed, all the knives in the villages 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
He is considered the father of forensic toxicology. he was a chemist who published first scientific paper on the detectionof poisons and their effects on animals -
William Herschel
Used fingerprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillon
Father of identification. developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry fauld
uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspects -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published his first sherlock homles story; considered the first CSI featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime detection methods -
Francis Galton
Publisher of Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness -
Hans Gross
Published Criminal investigation. wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles within a workable crime lab; -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood group, later then recieved Nobel Prize -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated cross' principles within a workable crime labs.became the founder and director if the institute of criminalistics at the university of lyons, 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 United Stated, located in LA. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparism microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
