Historical Forensic Events and Eyewitness Flashcard

Who came up with a way to identify criminals in prison and set up the method for "mugshots" and crime scene photos that we use today?

Who established the use of teeth impression bite marks as evidence?

Who was the first person to use science to solve a crime involving a gold crown using water displacement?

Who came up with the exchange principle that states that "every contact leaves a trace"?

Case involving a pharmaceutical company and children with birth defects, emphasizing the need for scientific evidence through the scientific method.

Case involving a convicted criminal appealing to include a polygraph test into the trial. Ruling: evidence must be "generally accepted" in the scientific community.

Who is the father of toxicology, set method to test for poison, and established toxicology as forensic science?

Who established DNA as the genetic code of an individual?

Who created the first polygraph?

Made DNA technology accessible. DNA through PCR a little bit of trace evidence can be used to identify the suspect. The Pitchfork case was the first case really using DNA to exonerate one and to incriminate another.