Tag: investigation
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The Modern Sherlock Holmes Is A Scientific Man
That reminds me: the modern Sherlock Holmes is now streaming on Netflix. THE MODERN SHERLOCK HOLMES IS A SCIENTIFIC MAN: Swiss Professor Tells of Professional Criminals and the Means of Detecting Them in a Book That Has the Indorsement of M. Lepine, Head of the Paris Police. (PDF) From September 24, 1911
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The Inner Workings Of Famous Scotland Yard
What’s it like to work in Scotland Yard? Here are physical descriptions of offices, and tales from the inspectors working there. One thing I was surprised to learn is that under the law of the time, a search warrant could only be obtained if the object of the search was explosives, obscene prints, or stolen […]
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A Transatlantic Chase Without The Wireless Or Cable
This article was written after British detectives solved a murder that would become one of Britain’s most famous criminal cases. The murder was solved with the help of the latest technology: radio communication. This prompted the New York Times Sunday Magazine to look back at a case in the 1860s that was solved without any […]
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