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Murder Maps - Crime Scenes Revisited; Phrenology to Fingerprint 1811-1911 (Hardcover)
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Murder Maps - Crime Scenes Revisited; Phrenology to Fingerprint 1811-1911 (Hardcover)
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The most captivating and intriguing 19th-century murders from
around the world are re-examined in this disquieting volume, which
takes readers on a perilous journey around the world's most
benighted regions. In each area, murders are charted with
increasing specificity: beginning with city- or region-wide
overviews, drilling down to street-level diagrams and zooming-in to
detailed floor plans. All the elements of each crime are
meticulously replotted on archival maps, from the prior movements
of both killer and victim to the eventual location of the body. The
murders revisited range from the 'French Ripper' Joseph Vacher, who
roamed the French countryside brutally murdering and mutilating
over twenty shepherds and shepherdesses, to H.H. Holmes, who built
a hotel in Chicago to entrap, murder and dispose of its many
guests. Crime expert Dr Drew Gray illuminates the details of each
case, recounting both the horrifying particulars of the crimes
themselves and the ingenious detective work that led to the
eventual capture of the murderers. He highlights the development of
police methods and technology: from the introduction of the police
whistle to the standardization of the mugshot and from the
invention of fingerprinting to the use of radio telegraphy to
capture criminals. Disturbing crime-scene photographs by pioneers
of policework, such as Alphonse Bertillon, and contemporary
illustrations from the sensationalist magazines of the day,
including the Illustrated Police News and the Petit Journal,
complete the macabre picture.
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