Major Developments of CSI

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  • 221 BCE

    Chinese Used Hand Prints As Evidence

    Chinese Used Hand Prints As Evidence
    Records show that the Chinese used hand prints as evidence during an investigation for a robbery.
  • Mar 1, 1302

    The First Forensic Autopsy

    The First Forensic Autopsy

  • Connection Of Bullet To Murder Weapon

    Connection Of Bullet To Murder Weapon
    Henry Goddard became the first person to connect a bullet to a murder weapon.

  • The Marsh Test

    The Marsh Test
    James Marsh developed a chemical test that detected arsenic also known as the Marsh Test.

  • First Photograph Used as Evidence in Court

    First Photograph Used as Evidence in Court
    The first photograph used as evidence in a courthouse was an image of a forged document.

  • Criminal Profiling Began

    Criminal Profiling Began
    Criminal profiling was first attempted by Scotland Yard for the Jack the Ripper case.

  • First Facial Reconstruction

    First Facial Reconstruction
    Wilhelm His was the person to create the first facial reconstruction.

  • The First Lie Detector

    The First Lie Detector
    James McKenzie invented the first lie detector test.

  • Polygraph Instrument

    Polygraph Instrument
    John Larson invented a more accurate version of the lie detector test, called a polygraph instrument.

  • First American Police Crime Laboratory

    First American Police Crime Laboratory
    August Vollmer established the first American police crime lab.

  • The FBI Got a Crime Laboratory

    The FBI Got a Crime Laboratory

  • The Beginning For Using Dental Records In Forensics

    The Beginning For Using Dental Records In Forensics

  • The First Breathalyzer Test

    The First Breathalyzer Test

  • The Start of DNA Recognition

    The Start of DNA Recognition

  • The First Use Of DNA In An Investigation

    The First Use Of DNA In An Investigation
    Dr. Jeffery was the first to use DNA in a criminal investigation.