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History of Forensics Timeline
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16 Oct 2017
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Events
Chinese using fingerprints for identification
first documented use of physical matching
first test for arsenic
The first autopsies in Alexandria
dissection of animals and humans
bloody handprint used to frame a blind man
official position of coroner
first forensic autopsy
autopsies on black death victims
establishment of medical schools
Locard's Principle of Exchange
Who determines cause of death
Use of fingerprints for the first time
Alphonse Bertillon System
Mathieu Orfila is the founder of toxicology
Lie detector adapted
Faster DNA IDs
Facial sketches matched to photos
Reporting cases
The earliest known use of blood spatter evidence
first treatise on systematic document examination
Death of an emperor
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