Events
Earliest recorded use of blood spatter as evidenceAnton van Leeuwenhoek constructs the first high powered microscopeAlphonse Bertillion developed an identification system using body measurementsKarl Landsteiner identifies human blood groupsLuminol is developed for the detection of bloodThe FBI creates a DNA database for comparing DNA samplesSherlock Holmes is first publishedTemperature is first used to determine time of death - (Algor Mortis)The first book published on poisoning by Mathiew OrfilaBullet comparison is first used to solve a crime by Scotland YardThe FBI is established by President Theodore RooseveltEarliest recorded use of bite marks as evidenceEdmond Locard is credited with his famous principle, “Every contact leaves a trace.”The structure of DNA is discoveredSuperglue fuming is developed as a method for detecting fingerprintsFirst crime drama airs on televisionJohn Larson invents the first lie detectorThe New York City Police Department creates AFIS, a fingerprint database of people that have been arrested
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