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Full Description
This October - for the first time ever - never-before-seen-objects from the Metropolitan Police's Crime Museum will go on public display in a major new exhibition opening at the Museum of London. Using original evidence from this extraordinary collection, The Crime Museum Uncovered willl unlock real-life case files to take the reader on an uneasy journey through some of the UK's most notorious crimes from Dr Crippen to the Krays, the Great Train Robbery to the Millennium Dome diamond heist. Giving voice to the real people behind these objects the book will consider the changing nature of crime and advances in detection over the last 140 years, as well as the challenges faced in policing the capital, such as terrorism, drugs and rioting.
Contents
Introduction
Overview of the original Crime Museum and the criminal cases featured
Significant Case Files:
Stratton Brothers
Dr. Crippen
Siege of Sydney Street
David Greenwood
Thompson, Bywaters
Patrick Mahon
John Robinson
Browne and Kennedy
Samuel Furnace
Leslie Stone
Jenkins, Geraghy, Rolt
John Haigh
Craig and Bentley
Christie and Evans
Ruth Ellis
William George Barnett
Gunter Podola
Ronnie Biggs
Robert, Witney, Duddy
The Krays
The Richardsons
Black Liberation Front
Michael Hart
Themes:
Offensive Weapons
Firearms
Drugs
Counterfeiting, Forgery
Burglary
Espionage, Cold War
Abortion
Royal Protection
Terrorism
Protests and riots
Investigation procedures
Administration of justice
Timeline
