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1200
First casecase ever recorded using forensic science
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Mathieu Orfila
Cosidered the "Father of Forensic toxicology -
William Herschal
used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alponse Bertillion
"Father if 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 his first Sherlock Holmes story; Considered the first "CSI", featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods -
Francis Galton
Published Finger prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification . gave proof of their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to te field of criminal investigation. published Criminal investigation. -
Karl landsteiner
Discovered 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, 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, locatd in Los Angeles -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first usedto compare bullets to see of fired from the same gun
