Forensic Firsts

About The Show

Behind popular television shows like "CSI" are true crimes and their real-life solutions. The program traces the origins of four key forensic investigative techniques: ballistics, trace (microscopic) evidence, the polygraph and the criminal profile. The program also features innovators like Lenoarde Keeler, who designed the portable polygraph, and Calvin Goddard, father of modern ballistics, who solved the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and helped found America's first ballistics lab.
Behind popular television shows like "CSI" are true crimes and their real-life solutions. The program traces the origins of four key forensic investigative techniques: ballistics, trace (microscopic) evidence, the …
Show More

Genres

Crime, Documentary

Networks

History Channel
USER REVIEWS
51
Forensic Firsts | Episode guide and videos - Yahoo! TVBehind popular television shows like "CSI" are true crimes and their real-life solutions. The program traces the origins of four key forensic investigative techniques: ballistics, trace (microscopic) evidence, the polygraph and the criminal profile. The program also features innovators like Lenoarde Keeler, who designed the portable polygraph, and Calvin Goddard, father of modern ballistics, who solved the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and helped found America's first ballistics lab.