Crime scene 4

History of Crime Investigations

By savannahmarie
  • 250

    Lie Detector

    Lie Detector
    Greek physician, Erasistratus, was the first one to create a lie detector test.
  • 700

    Thumbprints

    Thumbprints
    The Chinese began record thumbprints by using clay sculptures.
  • 1100

    Blood Palm Prints

    Blood Palm Prints
    Roman attorney Quintilian used blood palm prints on a door handle to find the murderer of his mother.

  • Bullet Comparisons

    Bullet Comparisons
    Investigators at Scotland Yard began to conduct bullet comparisons.

  • Body Temputure

    Body Temputure
    Forensic scientists began using body temperature to figure out the time of death.

  • Systematic Fingerprinting.

    Systematic Fingerprinting.
    investigators began using systematic fingerprinting.

  • psychological profiling.

    psychological profiling.
    Scientists began using psychological profiling.

  • Foot and finger prints

    Foot and finger prints
    They used foot and finger prints. They used a small amount of psychological profiling. They emphasized the use of medicine and diagnosis as well.