Hair/Fiber: History

• First paper on hair analysis was published in 1857 in France
• In 1938, a comparison microscope was used for side-by-side analysis for a crime scene
• This method of hair analysis helped solve the murder of an 8-year-old girl in the same year
• First person was convicted of murder on neutron activation analysis in 1958
• Though there isn't much information on the history of hair and fiber analysis, it's still used as an importanat method of solving criminal investigations today