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13th Century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. There was a stabbing in the village, and all the knifes were collected. They determined which knife was used by deciding if flies landed on it, it had been used for stabbing -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the Father of Forensic Toxicology because he realized that the toxicology tests being ran were getting people away with murder, so he improved them. -
William Herschal
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
Father of criminal identification. Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish people. -
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 by 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 the field of criminal investigation. Published "Criminal Investigation" -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood type, later received nobel prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director 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 US, located in Los Angeles -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
