Theodore Roosevelt
Established the FBI
Walter Specht
Developed the chemiluminescent reagent luminol
Alex Jeffrey
Discovered that each person has unique DNA, called DNA fingerprinting
William Nichol
Invented the polarizing light microscope
NIBIN
National integrated ballistics information network- organization established to facilitate the exchange of firearms data between Drugfire and IBIS
His Duan Yu
Chinese book that describe the difference between drowning and strangulation
New York vs Castro
First case where DNA was excluded as evidence because of poor handling
Daubert vs Merell Dow
Relaxed the Frye standard
Frye vs United States
Case that developed concept of general acceptance of scientific techniques
Henry Goddard
First used bullet comparison to catch murderer based on a visible flaw in the bullet
Alexandre Lacassagne
Founder of modern forensic science; first tried to individualize bullets to a gun barrel based on the number of lands and grooves
Drugfire
The ATF's system for bullet and cartridge cases comparison
Dr. Karl Landsteiner
Discovered that blood cells fall into groups (blood typing)
Auto Fingerprint ID System
First computerized scans of fingerprints
Alphonse Bertillon
Came up with anthropometry
Anthropometry
Systematic procedure for taking a series of body measurements as a means of distinguishing one individual from another
Hans gross
Published the first textbook, "Criminal Investigation" coined world criminalistics
Edmond Locard
First suggested 12 matching points as a positive fingerprinting indenting ovation, also came up with the exchange principle
Schonbein
First to discover the ability of hemoglobin to oxidize hydrogen peroxide making it foam
John Toms
Convicted of murder on the basis of the torn edge of newspaper in a pistol matching a remaining piece in his pocket
Integrated ballistics Identification System
The FBI's system for bullet and cartridge cases comparison
FRE
Evidence has to be relevant to the case, not prejudiced, and not hearsay before the evidence can be admitted into a court of law