1892, Fingerprint Identification

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Year: 1892
Figure: Juan Vucetich
Contribution: First Fingerprint Identification

It was earlier in 1892 when Sir Francis Galton published the first book on fingerprinting and the unique details found in fingerprints, but when a woman murdered her sons and then committed suicide in an attempt to lay blame on someone else, her bloody hand print proved she was the culprit.


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