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Monthly briefing for founding members
Jun 26
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Death by antimony
Was antimony an everyday Victorian murder weapon? Here are three cases in which the poison was used to kill (or attempt to), including a very famous…
Jun 19
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Ten key events in the Charles Bravo case
Timeline of a mysterious poisoning
Jun 15
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The ‘quiet’ investigations of Inspector Pearce
Apr 24
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Detective history in 10 objects
Nov 3, 2025
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A day in the life of Victorian detectives
Mar 16
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Recollections of a serial killer
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The Road Hill House murder
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The secret love of Madeleine Smith
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The Mysterious Poisoning of Charles Bravo
A gift for founding members
Jun 12
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Face-to-face with a murderer
The truth behind the death mask of Robert Marley, a notorious burglar, who murdered a jeweller's assistant during a burglary in London in 1856.
Jun 5
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Dr Angela Buckley
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Studying lumps and bumps
In the Victorian period, criminologists made plaster masks of executed criminals to learn about human tendencies to commit crime and violence. Behind…
Jun 1
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Inside The Detective’s Notebook
Monthly briefing for founding members
May 29
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Dr Angela Buckley
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Murder maps
The evolution of crime scene sketches and plans
May 22
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Dr Angela Buckley
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'Getting the boat'
A brief history of penal transportation
May 18
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Dr Angela Buckley
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The Baby in the Canal
The search for the killer of little Maud Hirst
May 8
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Dr Angela Buckley
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The Blackley child murder
The tragic story of a baby found in the woods
May 4
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