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The use of fingerprints to identify is significant due to knowing where it started from. Fingerprints play a huge role in forensics nowadays, so it's intriguing to see how it began.

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The importance of how to distinguish drowning from strangulation is major, due to this revelation helping forensic examiners now provide the cause of death.

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1784: First Document of Physical Matching

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1784: First Document of Physical Matching

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John Toms was convicted of murder in the 1740s due to a matching piece of newspaper wad that was exact to what was found. This event is significant to know because it was the start to physical matching in forensics, which has helped solve many cases.

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1836: First Toxicology Report Used in Court

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1836: First Toxicology Report Used in Court

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The first time toxicology was used in a jury trial. This impacts us today because toxicology is a very common cause of death and helped start the development for this information to be found among the deceased.

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Hair studies have grown and so have the limitations, the first hair study is excessively useful among scientists today to help them research.

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1883: Recidivist Discovery Through Anthropometry

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1883: Recidivist Discovery Through Anthropometry

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It is interesting to see how identifying criminals used to be done in the older days, I believe this impacted me to help me realize how much technology has improved compared to how people are identified easier now.

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1901: Anthropometry Replaced with Fingerprint Identification

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1901: Anthropometry Replaced with Fingerprint Identification

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As technology started to develop, old methods were replaced. The start of fingerprint identification is impactful due to how commonly used it is today among scientists.

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The key point in the this book is that every contact leaves a trace, alluding to forensics, there is an answer to every contact and there should be research done on every contact.

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1905: Federal Bureau of Investigation Established

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1905: Federal Bureau of Investigation Established

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The establishment of the FBI was a crucial point in forensic science history, due to them being the people who mainly solved and dealt with forensics and investigations.

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1910: First Police Crime Lab Established

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1910: First Police Crime Lab Established

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The establishment of the first lab sparked an influence to establish many more. Now, this is where examiners do their research within the forensic realm.

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The creation of the first FBI lab was an important day. It's beneficial to see where the FBI first started with their lab to how many different lab fields there are now.

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To help examiners identify their suspect, this tool was essential when other methods were not able to be done, there can be ways to convict a criminal with this method which was ultimately refined.

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The tape-lifting method was developed by Max Frei-Sulzer, this method is still used now when investigating crime scenes while getting traces of evidence.

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DNA was first used to successfully solve a case and exonerate an innocent suspect. This method is frequently used nowadays to help examiners to solve more and more cases.

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1999: Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System Upgraded

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1999: Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System Upgraded

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The upgrade of the IAFIS was necessary and helped the FBI with having all their information computerized and without paper submissions.

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2007: Launch of Footwear Detection System

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2007: Launch of Footwear Detection System

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The Footwear Detection System has been one of the most common methods I have heard forensic examiners use to find their suspect, it is an important method to be aware of due to the success rates.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2007/jan/30/crime.penal

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Japanese researchers created a system to help disaster victims be identified by their teeth. This type of method is still used and is a unique way to match a victim's identity.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/japanese-dentists-unveil-high-speed-dental-id-system-20071128-gdrp8f.html

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2008: Technique to Find Fingerprints even if tried to be Removed off of Metal

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2008: Technique to Find Fingerprints even if tried to be Removed off of Metal

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The suspect of a case may try to wipe off any trace of evidence that they were involved at a crime scene or with the weapon. The new technique using a laser to look for any hidden fingerprints has become a more common way to catch a suspect.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2008/09/04/268900/a-way-to-find-hidden-fingerprints/

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2011: Method Made to Match Police Sketches and Mug Shots

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2011: Method Made to Match Police Sketches and Mug Shots

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Identifying a criminal has a lot more help now, with different methods being used there can be easier ways to match sketches and mug shots to help identify the suspect.

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2011/researchers-develop-method-to-match-police-sketches-mug-shots

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2018: Rapid DNA Technology used to Identify Victims of Fire

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2018: Rapid DNA Technology used to Identify Victims of Fire

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A form of technology was created to help identify 85% of the victims of a wildfire in California. The system could identify five DNA samples in 90 minutes, making this a huge landmark for DNA technology and how difficult it can be especially with nature disaster situations.

https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2019/04/23/snapshot-st-rapid-dna-technology-identified-victims