Fingerprints were first used in England in July 1858, when Sir William Herschel, Chief Magistrate of the Hooghly district in Jungipoor, India, first used fingerprints on native contracts. With no thought toward personal identification, Herschel had Rajyadhar Konai, a local businessman, impress his hand print on a contract. Personal contact with the document, they believed, made the contract more binding than if they simply signed it. This means, fingerprints are now used because of, not scientific evidence, superstitious beliefs.
Juan Vucetich made the first criminal fingerprint identification in 1892. He was able to identify Francis Rojas, a woman who murdered her two sons and cut her own throat in an attempt to place blame on another. Her bloody print was left on a door post, proving her identity as the murderer.
Juan Vucetich made the first criminal fingerprint identification in 1892. He was able to identify Francis Rojas, a woman who murdered her two sons and cut her own throat in an attempt to place blame on another. Her bloody print was left on a door post, proving her identity as the murderer.
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