Leone Lattes, known as the “Father of Bloodstain Identification”, has died in his hometown of Turin, Italy. His death was November 4, 1954 at an unspecified time. He was 67 years old.

It is unknown what Leone died of as the coroner listed the cause of death as unspecified at this time. Several sites have been researched, all showing the cause of death listed as unspecified or unknown.

Lattes was born on February 6, 1887 in Turin, Italy. He was married to Regina Lattes and had one son, Attilio Lattes. Lattes began his science profession when he enrolled and later graduated from the University of Turin Europe with a degree in Medicine. Lattes worked in the field of Forensic Science his entire life and was a devoted contributor to the field.