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1200
13th Century China
It was the first case ever recorded using forensic science. Someone was stabbed and then all of the knives in the village were collected. Files were attracted to the traces of blood and only one knife was attracted to the blood. Forcing the suspect to confess. This happened in 1200. -
Mathieu Orfila
He is considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" because he was the first person to publish a scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
"Father of Criminal Identification". Developed Anthropometry which uses body to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Used fingerprints to eliminate a innocent burglary suspect -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published the story Sherlock Holmes. It was considered the first "CSI" -
Francis Galton
Published Finger Prints. It conducted the first definitive study on the study and showed it classifications and given their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups and received the Nobel Prize -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab -
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 -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same gun
