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Feb 07, 2002 · 1913 Victor Balthazard, professor of forensic medicine at the Sorbonne, published the first article on individualizing bullet markings 1915 Leone Lattes, professor at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Turin Italy, developed the first antibody test for ABO blood groups He first used the test in casework to resolve a marital dispute
Forensic science has its roots in antiquity For hundreds of years, researchers devised forensic strategies to dis-tinguish between guilt and innocence In the early 1800’s, the chemist James Marsh devised a test to determine whether samples contained the common poison arsenic By the end of the 19th century, the Scottish physician
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“Forensic” comes from the Latin word “forensis” meaning forum During the time of the Romans, a criminal charge meant presenting the case before the public Both the person accused of the crime & the accuser would give speeches based on their side of the story The individual with the best argumentation would determine the
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