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Marcello Malpighi
Marcello Malpighi was the anatomy professor at the University of Bologna, who found that fingerprints had characteristics. proaxissolutions -
Henry Goddard
Henry Goddard used bullet comparison to catch a murderer. His comparison was based on flaw in the bullet which was traced back to a mold. proaxisolutions -
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Alphonse Bertillon
Alphonse Bertillon, the chief of criminal identification started off photography for the identification of criminals and crime scenes. He came up with a method of photographing crime scenes with a camera mounted to document and survey the scene before it was disturbed by investigators. britannica nlm -
Verify document signatures
William Herschel began to use thumbprints on documents 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 useful for identification in criminal cases. proaxisolutions -
Important case
Investigators found fingerprints at the crime scene and contacted Juan Vucetich, Vucetich compared the fingerprints of Rojas with the bloody fingerprint. Francisca Rojas had denied contact with the bodies, but the fingerprint matched her. nlm -
"Fingerprints"
Francis Galton developed the first book on fingerprints and their use in solving crime. Law enforcement experts realized that Galton's discoveries made it possible to use fingerprints as way to identify people. apa proaxisolutions -
Questioned Documents
Albert Osborn made the principles of handwriting analysis and described techniques for analyzing handwriting, ink, paper, and other elements of documents. encyclopedia -
The comparison microscope
Philip Gravelle introduced the invention of the comparison microscope for use in the identification of fired bullets and cartridge cases. bionity -
Phase contrast microscopy
Frits Zernike invention was developed 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, developed by Frei-Sulzer, is where you use small strips of tape to get trace evidence. This technique was a major advance in trace analysis, and is a method still used today. proaxisolutions encyclopedia -
Voiceprint identification
Voiceprint identification was created by Lawrence Kersta, who researched and developed sound identification. proaxisolutions -
Computerized scans of fingerprints
The fbi introduced the Automated Fingerprint Identification System with the first computerized scans of fingerprints. proaxisolutions -
Alec Jeffreys
Alec Jeffreys was the first to use DNA to solve crime, Jeffreys used DNA to identify Colin Pitchfork as the murderer of two young girls. proaxisolutions
