
True crime, Victorian and Edwardian detectives, and the history of forensic science.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly | |
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| Issues | 140 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Edinburgh’s Sherlock Holmes
I’ve been collecting Victorian and Edwardian detective memoirs for some time, as they are an invaluable source of information on the sleuthing skills and adventures of early investigators. My latest read is the...
In 1836, two boys discovered these tiny coffins containing dolls, hidden in a rocky niche on the north-eastern slopes of Arthur’s Seat, in Edinburgh. There were seventeen in total and, in 1901, eight of them were given to the National Museu...
Monthly briefing for founding members
June has been a great month! I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to speak about my doctoral research into the history of Victorian and Edwardian detectives at the annual Alibis in the Archive...
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 poisoner, and a senior police officer who gave away the evidence as souvenirs.
One of the...
My new book, The Mysterious Poisoning of Charles Bravo, is now out! To celebrate, I’ve compiled a timeline of the key events in this fascinating real-life historical murder mystery, which took place in Balham, London in 1876.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Dr Angela Buckley is a crime historian and author, focusing on Victorian murder, detective history and early forensic science.
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