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1300
13th century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. There was a stabbing made them bring all the knives of the village people found out from the one knife that had flies around it -
Mathieu Orfilla
Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillion
"Father of Criminal Identification, Developed Anthropometry which uses bod 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 definitive study of finger prints and thier 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 groups, later received Nobel Prize -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director Institute of criminal Investigation -
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 Untied States , located in Los Angeles. -
Calvin Goddard
developed a comparison microscope, first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
