by | | Crime history, Victorian detectives
I first read about the infamous Dr Crippen when I was researching the work of the Scotland Yard detective, Walter Dew, who wrote about his investigation into this notorious homicide in his memoirs. Since then, I’ve given talks on this fascinating case, which includes...
by | | Victorian detectives
One of my most exciting moments whilst researching detective history for my PhD at the National Archives was holding the list of the first Scotland Yard detectives in my hand. Although it is a rather unprepossessing handwritten document, seeing the names of some of...
by | | Victorian detectives
Detective Jerome Caminada, of the Manchester City police force, was a true Victorian super sleuth and a real-life Sherlock Holmes. A master of disguise and an expert in deduction, he tracked shady characters and nefarious criminals through his city’s dark underworld,...
by | | Victorian detectives
Throughout most of the 19th century, crime detection in county police forces was undertaken by uniformed officers, rather than dedicated detectives. In the Lancashire Constabulary, Superintendent James Bent fully embraced ‘detective duties’, and his adventures...
