forensic - Timeline

The classification of fingerprints as we know of today were first used in china around early 700 BC to identify documents.

Fingerprints were first used to determine identifly.

Germanic and Slavic societies made law that medical experts must be the ones to determine cause of death in crimes.

They found evidence of lies in peoples testimonies.

First forensic autopsies are done at the University of Bologna.

University of Leipzig offers the first courses in forensic medicine.

German chemist Valentin Ross developed a method of detecting arsenic in a victims stomach.

First pathology reports published.

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Roman attorney Quintilliin shows that a bloody hand print.

University of Leipzig offers the first courses in forensic medicine.

Tommy Lee Andrews convicted of series of sexual assaults, using DNA profiling.

MSU develops software that automatically matches hand-drawn facial sketches to mugshots in databases.

Britain's Forensic Science Service develops online footwear coding and detection system. This helps police to identify footwear marks quickly.

First recorded instance of physical matching of evidence leading to a murder conviction (John Toms, England).