How Sherlock Changed the World

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Examine the impact of the fictional Sherlock Holmes on real criminal investigations.

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Examine the impact of the fictional Sherlock Holmes on real criminal investigations.

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"How Sherlock Changed the World" reveals the impact Sherlock Holmes has had on the development of real criminal investigation and forensic techniques. From blood to ballistics, from fingerprints to footprints, Holmes was 120 years ahead of his time, protecting crime scenes from contamination, looking for minute traces of evidence and searching for what the eye couldn’t see. This film features interviews with forensic scientists, toxicologists, crime scene investigators and criminal profilers.

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Examine the impact of the fictional Holmes on real criminal investigation and forensic techniques.

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