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Category Archives: Victorian forensic science
Murder Mysteries
Do you know who Svengali was, or Count Fosco, or Lydia Gwilt? All were famous villians of nineteenth century murder mysteries. All three raised issues about the society of the time 1860s to 1890s. After the discovery of “mesmerism” in … Continue reading
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Tagged Count Fosco, crime detection, crime novels, forensics, Jack the Ripper, Lydia Gwilt, murder, murder mysteries, mystery books, mystery novels, Svengali, the Hanging of Jack the Ripper, the Ripper murders, victorian crime, victorian forensics, Victorian murders, Who was Jack the Ripper, Wilkie Collins
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The most difficult type of murder to solve in Victorian times
Without access to modern forensic science, Victorian crime fighters were often stuck when it came to murder by poison. A good example of this kind of crime were the proven murders committed by Stanislaws Kosloski, a.k.a John Chapman, one of … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century coal gas system in London, Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, the hanging of Jack the Ripper, victorian crime, Victorian forensic science, victorian, 19th century, Jack the Ripper, the Raj, victorian child prostitution, 19th century virtuosi, The National Railway Museum, Josephine Butler,
Tagged A Game of Shadows Movie Trailer Sherlock Holmes, a Victorian case of poisoning, Dr. Joseph Bell, Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the real Jack the Ripper identified by the chief investigator on the case, the real Sherlock Holmes, Victorian Edinburgh, Victorian murders
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Could the real Sherlock Holmes have stopped Jack the Ripper?
Many people do not realize that Sherlock Holmes was based on a real person: Dr. Joseph Bell, one of the world’s first forensic pathologists. In more than one case Bell’s careful forensic method led to hanging a murderer who would … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Joseph Bell, forensic evidence, Jack the Ripper, the real Jack the Ripper identified by the chief investigator on the case, the real Sherlock Holmes, victorian crime detection, Victorian murders
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Crime and detection in the Victorian era
One of the uses of photography in Victorian times was to raise money. John Barnardo, famous founder of charities for street children used photos of ragged children to get people involved with his work. Some of the images he used … Continue reading
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Tagged CSI, Detective Murdoch, Dr. Joseph Bell, forensic evidence, Inspector Abberline, Jack the Ripper, Murdoch and forensic science, Murdoch meets Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Murdoch Mysteries, Richard Boursnell, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the real Jack the Ripper identified by the chief investigator on the case, the real Sherlock Holmes
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