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Posted by adminlizzieborden on Jan-19th-02 at 3:21 PM

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By harry on Sunday, 12/23/2001 - 09:09 pm [Edit] [Reply] [Msg Link]  
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This site offers a fascinating timeline of the history of criminal investigation.

http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/faculty/nute/history.html

 
By kat on Monday, 12/24/2001 - 02:14 am [Edit] [Reply] [Msg Link]  
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Stef's and my great-great-great-grandmother was the niece of Sir Robert Peel. Robert = "Bobbies"

 
By kat on Monday, 12/24/2001 - 02:23 am [Edit] [Reply] [Msg Link]  
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Graph shows human blood and animal blood could NOT be distinguished till 1901.

Also note, fingerprint breakthroughs early 1890's were in EUROPE & South America. Not used here until LATER.

 
By raystephanson on Monday, 12/24/2001 - 01:34 pm [Edit] [Reply] [Msg Link]  
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The testimony from the Trial (as per some books) says they could distinguish between human and cows' blood by the size of the corpuscles.

How accurate is that graph? Was is subject to a trial?

 
By raystephanson on Monday, 12/24/2001 - 01:42 pm [Edit] [Reply] [Msg Link]  
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That timeline is just a short, incomplete guide, if you can understand it. It says the "precepitin test" was invented, NOT the distinguishing of human vs non-human blood! It sounds like a simple mechanical test that did not require a trained expert. Do NOT rely on this chart alone!

For example, Earl Rogers was the first lawyer to use ballistics in a US court (1903); already used in Germany and US Army. Fingerprinting (like examinations for Civil Service) comes from China; used for centuries to identify authors. And used in India as well, where that Englishman found it.

 
By kat on Monday, 12/24/2001 - 09:56 pm [Edit] [Reply] [Msg Link]  
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I have over a dozen books on forensics and have posted pertinent info on blood and fingerprinting from them ALONE in the past. This cursory graph is sketchy, but compatible with certain information that I highlighted in my post.