In 1910, the Lyon police offered criminologist Edmond Locard the opportunity to form the first police laboratory. He was given two assistants and two small, unused attic rooms, where evidence collected from crime scenes could be scientifically examined.
By 1912, these two rooms became the world’s first forensic science laboratory when the Lyon police department officially recognized it and allowed the lab to be used in criminal investigations. It was from within these walls, Locard went on to solve some of the most high-profile criminal cases not only in France, but across the world.
Forensic-science pioneer Edmond Locard, center of the front row, and his team at the Lyon crime laboratory around 1930. Credit: Lyon municipal archives
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