General crimes. Body of Evidence: The History of Forensic Medicine. Victorian Crime. Vintage Mugshots from the 1920s. The Sifter recently stumbled upon an incredible collection of vintage mugshots housed by the Historic Houses Trust.
Many of these intriguing photographs are also accompanied by a description of the person and the crime(s) they have committed. For example, the image above of Mr. William Stanley Moore was taken May 1st, 1925. The caption describes him as: an opium dealer operating with large quantities of faked opium and cocaine. Crime and Justice - Policing in London - Central Criminal Court. How Suspects were Apprehended The period from 1674 to 1913 witnessed the transformation of policing in London from a system that relied on private individuals and part-time officials, through the development of salaried officials and semi-official "thief-takers", to a modern professional police system.
In the process the mechanisms by which the people tried at the Old Bailey were identified and apprehended was radically transformed, and ultimately brought under the control of the state. Contents of this Article The Role of Private Individuals Before the Police Throughout the period 1674 to 1829 many victims of crime were able to identify and apprehend the culprits before contacting a constable or a justice of the peace to secure their arrest. Although these legal obligations were rarely enforced, Londoners continued to help apprehend suspected criminals. History of policing. We use cookies to help us understand how people use our website.
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Since then his crimes have been pored over by untold numbers of experts - yet nobody has ever convincingly unmasked this notorious figure. Instead conspiracy theories, myths and fantastical speculation have concealed the chilling facts of the case. So did 'Jack the Ripper' really exist? Jack the Ripper. We use cookies to help us understand how people use our website.
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The name of Dr Crippen still resonates more than 100 years after the murder of his wife became an international sensation.
Born in Michigan, USA, as Hawley Harvey Crippen, he was not a real doctor but a promoter of homeopathic remedies. It was to pursue his career that in 1900 he and his wife Cora, a mediocre music hall performer (below left), travelled to London. But by 1910 he had lost his job and was sliding towards financial disaster due to an expensive affair with his 27 year-old secretary and a risky investment in a new business. Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen. Dr.
Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 – 23 November 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was hanged in Pentonville, England, on November 23, 1910 for murdering his wife. He has gone down in history as the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless communication. Brief biography Crippen was born in Coldwater, Michigan, USA to Andresee Skinner and Myron Augustus Crippen. His second wife was Cora Turner, born Kunigunde Mackamotski to a German mother and a Polish-Russian father. In 1900, Crippen and his spouse moved to England.
Crime Museum UK - Discovery Channel Dr Crippen. The best laid plans The story begins on 11 July 1910, when a Scotland Yard police officer made a visit to a house in North London: 39 Hilldrop Crescent.
He was making inquiries about a Mrs Crippen, an American music hall singer. Cora Crippen had not been seen since the last day of January. In February her husband, Dr Crippen, had circulated news that his wife was desperately ill in America, and shortly afterwards announced her death. But several of Cora's friends became suspicious after not being able to find out where she was buried or any record of her death. When questioned about the matter, Dr Crippen eventually admitted to Inspector Dew, of Scotland Yard, that he had made up the story of Cora’s illness and death.
Inspector Dew was a little uneasy about the situation, but initially accepted Crippen's explanation and let matters rest. However, a couple of days later he decided to make one more call on the doctor, just to check a few facts. But he was too late. Biography - Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen on Crime and Investigation Network. George Joseph Smith. The case of George Joseph Smith, the infamous ‘brides in the bath’ killer.
Capital punishment was effectively abolished in this country nearly forty years ago.
Before that, people from all walks of life were hanged for all manner of reasons, often in cases that we, today, would consider unjust, as in a ‘crime of passion’, say. But if there was ever going to be justice in hanging anybody, then the case of George Joseph Smith, the infamous ‘brides in the bath’ killer who murdered three women, would surely be top of the list or thereabouts.
Smith was born at Bethnal Green in 1872. He was a cold, heartless man who apparently loved a woman called Edith Pegler. His love for her, if it existed, paled against his love of money. It wasn’t that he was handsome. Solved: How the brides in the bath died at the hands of a ruthless womaniser. By David Leafe Updated: 10:18 GMT, 22 April 2010 Killer: George Joseph Smith was hanged for the murders of his three wives - who all died in the bath The glow of the policemen's lanterns cast eerie shadows over the graveyard, as the church clock chimed midnight and the cheaply made coffin was raised slowly from its resting place. Inside, was the decomposing body of 38-year-old Margaret Lofty, a vicar's daughter who had been buried just two months previously. MurderMap - London Homicide Reported Direct from The Old Bailey. The 'Brides in the Bath' murder case was an international sensation at a time when millions were dying in the trenches of World War One and Zeppelins were flying over London.
It is the story of three women who died in almost identical circumstances shortly after marrying a bigamous swindler called George Joseph Smith. Smith's crimes only came to light after the third victim was found drowned in a bathtub in Highgate, north London. Margaret Lofty was 38 years old and desperate to escape spinsterhood when she met Smith - then using the name of John Lloyd - in late 1914. On December 17 that year, a week after taking out a £700 life insurance policy, she married him at Bath Registry Office before taking a train to London and renting a room at 14 Bismarck Road (now Waterlow Road).
The following day the couple went to a solicitor's office on Islington High Street to draw up a will leaving all of Margaret's possessions to her husband. At just before 8pm, Margaret took a bath. Brides in the Bath Murders. George Joseph Smith (alias Oliver George Love, Charles Oliver James, Henry Williams and John Lloyd) was found guilty of the murders of Bessie Williams (nee Mundy) who was found dead in a bath in 1912, Alice Burnham who died in a bath at Blackpool in December 1913, and Margaret Elizabeth Lofty who was found in a bath in Highgate in December 1914. The Victims It was significant that when the case was under investigation Divisional Detective Inspector Neil formed the opinion along with the pathologist Dr Bernard Spilsbury that it would be impossible for anyone to accidentally drown in any of the baths in question.
On 13 July 1912 Bessie Williams was found dead in her bath at 80 High Street, Herne Bay. It was ascertained that five days before her death she had made a will in favour of her husband, Henry Williams (alias George Joseph Smith) by which he benefited to the amount of £2,579, 13 shillings and 7 pence. The Investigation. Crime Museum UK - Discovery Channel Brides in the Bath.
After his third bride had died in this way, suspicions were aroused and he was charged with murder. True Tales of Sussex. John George Haigh. Biography - John Haigh: The Acid Bath Murderer on Crime and Investigation Network. John George Haigh, the Acid Bath Murderer : Crawley, Sussex. John George Haigh, the acid bath murderer, killed 3 people in Leopold Road, West Green in 1948-9. Haigh, the son of fervently religious Plymouth Brethren, was born in 1909 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and brought up in Outwood, Yorkshire. He became a choirboy at Wakefield Cathedral. John Reginald Christie. John Reginald Halliday Christie (April 8, 1899–July 15, 1953) was an English serial killer active in the 1940s and 1950s. He was arrested, tried and hanged for murder in 1953. MurderMap - London Homicide Reported Direct from The Old Bailey. 10 Rillington Place no longer exists on the map but it was once the most notorious address in London. It was at this terraced house in Notting Hill that John Reginald Christie killed at least six women including his wife Ethel between 1943 and 1953.
He is also thought to have been responsible for the murders of his tenant Beryl Evans and her baby daughter Geraldine which were originally blamed on Beryl's husband Timothy. John Christie - The Murders at 10 Rillington Place. On Wednesday, 30th November, 1949, Timothy Evans, aged 24, a van driver, walked into a police station in South Wales and told police he had disposed of his wife, Beryl, by putting her body down a drain. Forensic Resource - John Reginald Christie. Menu: Key Facts. Sixty years ago: John Christie sought by police after bodies found in Notting Hill house. Voter Education Project. History & Timeline, 1960. Sit-Ins Background & ContextThe Greensboro Sit-Ins (Feb)Sit-ins Sweep Across the South (1960-1964)Durham Sit-ins and Protests (1960-61)Charlotte & Rock Hill Sit-ins (Feb-Mar)Nashville Student Movement (1960-1964) Tallahassee Students Gassed and Arrested (Fed-Mar) Richmond Desegregation Campaign (1960) Mass Arrest of Student Protesters, Orangeburg, SC.
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