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Chinese crime scene
100 AD RomeRoman attorney Quintilian use bloody palm prints from a crime scene to prove the innocence of a wrongly accused suspect
1784
First recorded use of evidence matching used to convict a murderer, John Toms. A newspaper found with his pistol and additional fragments in his pocket were matched.
1835Henry Goddard of Scotland Yard use a bullet comparison to solve a murder. He traced a flaw in the bullet’s shape to the pistol of a suspect.
1877First article published in Scientific American suggesting that fingerprints might be used to identify a criminal.
1880Henry Faulds, a physician in Tokyo, used fingerprints to clear an innocent man and identify a burglar.
1883French criminologist, Alphonse Bertillon developed a system of body measurements to identify criminals.
1891
Hans Gross, University of Austria, publishes first book on using physical evidence for solving crime
1896
First fingerprint classification system published by Sir Edward Henry. He was later appointed the director of Scotland Yard (1901).
1901
First official use of fingerprints in the United States (New York City Civil Service Commission).
1977The FBI introduces the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). This system allows the computerized scan of fingerprints.
1987
DNA profiling leads to the conviction of Tommy Lee Andrews, a violent criminal, in Orlando, Florida.
Although DNA evidence is compelling, less than 15% of cases are solved by using it. Basic other evidence including fingerprints is still the mainstay of evidence.
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