The discovery and advancement of forensics

  • Marcello Malpighi

    Marcello Malpighi
    He was the anatomy professor at the University of Bologna, who found fingerprint characteristics. proaxissolutions
  • Adolphe Quetelet

    Adolphe Quetelet
    Provided his belief that no two human bodies were exactly alike. proaxissolutions
  • The marsh test

    The marsh test was the testing of the presence of arsenic in human tissue. This was also the first use of toxicology in a jury trial. PBS
  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon
    The chief of criminal identification started off photography for the identification of criminals. britanvia
  • Verify document signatures

    Sir William Herschel began to use thumbprints on documents both as replacement for written signatures for illiterates and to verify document signatures. proaxisolutions
  • Thomas Taylor

    Thomas Taylor
    Implied that markings on palms of the hands and the ends of the fingers could be used for identification in criminal cases. proaxisolutions
  • "Fingerprints"

    Galton also developed the first system for classifying and identifying fingerprints. apa
  • Important case

    Investigators found the fingerprint at the crime scene and contacted Juan Vucetich, Vucetich compared the fingerprints of Rojas with the bloody fingerprint. Francisca Rojas had denied touching the bodies, but the fingerprint matched hers. nlm
  • Questioned Documents

    The basic principles of handwriting analysis and described techniques for analyzing handwriting, ink, paper, and other elements of documents encyclopedia
  • The comparison microscope

    eveloped comparison microscope for use in the identification of fired bullets and cartridge cases with the support and guidance of forensic ballistics pioneer Calvin Goddard. bionity
  • Phase contrast microscopy

    This invention was utilized to produce high-contrast images of transparent specimens. microscopyu
  • "The Toxicology of Cyanide"

    Alexander Gettler's “The Toxicology of Cyanide,” is considered the significant research on cyanide in the human body. PBS
  • Tape lift method

    The tape lift method, where you use small strips of tape get trace evidence. proaxisolutions
  • Voiceprint identification

    Voiceprint identification was developed by Lawrence Kersta, who researched sound identification for the FBI. proaxisolutions
  • Computerized scans of fingerprints

    The FBI introduced the beginnings of its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) with the first computerized scans of fingerprints. proaxisolutions
  • Alec Jeffreys

    Alec Jeffreys
    He was the first to use DNA to solve a crime, Jeffreys used DNA to identify Colin Pitchfork as the murderer of two young girls. proaxisolutions