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Karl Landsteiner
PictureKaral Landsteiner first discovers the different human blood groups. Due to his discoveries, he was then awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. -
Fingerprinting
Sir Edward Richars Henry forces the adoption of fingerprint identification to replace anthropometry after being appinted head of Scotland. -
Research
Professor R.A. Reiss sets up one of the first academic curricula in forensic science. His forensic photography department eventually grows into the Lausanne Institute of Police Science in Switzerland. -
Fingerprinting
PictureThe New York State Prison system begins the first systematic use of fingerprints in the U.S for criminal identification. -
Blood
VideoOskar and Rudlof Adler develop a presumptive test for vlood based on benzidine. This test either proves that a substance is definelly not blood or that it is most likely blood. -
Leaving A Trail
Locard publishes L'ebquete criminelle et les methodes scientifique, in which there is a passage that may have given rise to the forensic precept that "Every contact leaves a trace". -
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FBI
PictureTheodore Roosevelt established the Federal Bureau of Investigation, commonly known as the FBI. -
Hairy Situation
Marcelle Lambert and Victor Balthazard publish the first comprehensive haor study. This lead to the conviction of Rosella Rousseau and confession the the murder of Germaine Bichon Balthazard. -
Bullets
PictureVictor Balthazard published the first article addressing individualizing bullet markings. -
MORE BLOOD!
PictureLeone Lattes develops the first antibody test for ABO blood type groups. He used this first in casework to resolve a martial dispute. -
Vacuum
Albert Schneider from California fist uses a vacuum to collect evidence. -
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Voiceprint
Murray Hill initiates the study voiceprint identification. The technique is later refined by L.G. Kersta. -
Tape Lift
Max Frei-Sulzer develops the tape lift method of collecting evidence.
