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Detectives by the Decade
Kristy Baxter
23 episodes
1 day ago
Exploring the detectives, the cases, and the crimes that made forensic science and investigation what they are today.
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Exploring the detectives, the cases, and the crimes that made forensic science and investigation what they are today.
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Episodes (20/23)
Detectives by the Decade
Madeline Smith

An unaired episode I had laying around. Happy Holidays! 

Check out Old Timey Crimey and Short Story Short Podcast

Sources:

Douglas MacGowan on CrimeLibrary

Arsenic Act. Not Proven. 

Edinburgh News.

Undiscovered Scotland.

Li, J., Guo, Y., Duan, X. et al. Biological Trace Element Research. 

Bill Greenwell

Ian the Pict. 

Kristy Dorsey. Insider. 

Joseph M. Barbato. Indiana International & Comparative Law Review. 

Atlas Obscura.

Cheshire Observer.

The Glasgow Herald.

The Observer.

The Caledonian Mercury.

Music

Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Elegant Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7938-elegant-classical-piano-waltz

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Emotional Romantic Classical Piano by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7667-emotional-romantic-classical-piano

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Background Sensible Waltz Piano by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7285-background-sensible-waltz-piano

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Air Of Mystery  by chilledmusic

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery-

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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3 years ago
54 minutes 31 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Pinkerton 3: The Detective and the President

Season 2 Episode 9: An inauguration and a president-elect are threatened.

Other shows you should check out:

Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey

Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z

Social media:

Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram!

Music:

Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dramatic Interlude by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4868-dramatic-interlude
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4890-nightmare
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sources Used:

Brad Meltzer. The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America’s 16th President—and Why it Failed

Allan Pinkerton. A Spy of the Rebellion.

Baltimore Sun. https://www.newspapers.com/image/372496959

White House History. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-willard-hotel

Ted Widmer. New York Times. https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/nuts/

(GOOD PICS) Daniel Stashower. Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/

Paul Martin. Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lincolns-missing-bodyguard-12932069/

Thomas Allen. Federation of American Scientists. https://fas.org/irp/cia/product/civilwar.pdf

Secret Service.gov. secretservice.gov/about/history/timeline

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4 years ago
46 minutes 52 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Smoking Gun

Season 2 Episode 5: Smoking Gun. Jean Servais Stas, Belgian chemist extraordinaire, finds a way to prove a murder featuring an unusual poison. 

Other shows you should check out!

Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg

Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ

Social Media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram!

Sources: 

Nigel McCrery. Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science.

David E. Newton. Forensic Chemistry. 

"Types of Poison."  Britannica. 

"Jean Servais Stas." Wikipedia. 

D. Thorbun Burns, Henrik Deelstra. "Some aspects of the rise of analytical chemistry in Belgium." Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry.

Deborah Blum. "Nicotine and the Chemistry of Murder." Wired. 

Nene Adams. "Hippolyte Visart de Bocarme."  Murderpedia. 

Music

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean-

Inspiring Chopin Nocturne by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6937-inspiring-chopin-nocturne
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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4 years ago
30 minutes 2 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
The Prince of Poisoners

Season 2 Episode 4: The Prince of Poisoners, Dr. William Palmer, meets his match in Albert Swaine Taylor. Cheers! 

Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg

Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ

Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram!

Sources

Dave Lewis. “William Palmer: the infamous Rugely Poisoiner.” http://staffscc.net/wppalmer/

Office for National Statistics. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/articles/howhaslifeexpectancychangedovertime/2015-09-09

Kenneth Gibson. “Killer Doctors: The ultimate betrayal of trust.”

Winnipeg Free Press. Tom Oleson. https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-oct-25-1969-p-17/

https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/palmer-william.htm

Rose Stavely-Wadham. British Newspaper Archive Blog https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/03/25/william-palmer-the-rugeley-poisoner/

N.G. Coley. Medical History. Nat’l library of medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1036419/pdf/medhist00049-0027.pdf

L. Rosenfeld. Clinical Chemistry. https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article-abstract/31/7/1235/5651875

Corinne Hogan. Royal College of Surgeons of England. https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/alfred-swaine-taylor/

Music

Plans in Motion by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4225-plans-in-motion

FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises

Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding

Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846-

Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68-

Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear

Inspiring Chopin Nocturne by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6937-inspiring-chopin-nocturne

TheTutor by Lilo Sound
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6938-thetutor

Licenses for all music: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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4 years ago
1 hour 15 minutes 30 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
A Dickens of a Murder

Season 2 Episode 3: Marie and Frederick Manning shock England with a brutal crime. Charles Dickens has Things to Say.

My other shows:

Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg

Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ

Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram!

Sources

Murderpedia/Capitalpunishment.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/manning-maria.htm

Headstuff.org by Ciaran Conliffe. “Fred And Maria Manning, A Murderous Married Couple.” https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/fred-maria-manning-victorian-murderers/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Manning_(murderer)

Tavistock Books Blog. http://blog.tavbooks.com/?p=953

Amanda Foreman. Smithsonian Magazine. “The Heartbreaking History of Divorce.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/heartbreaking-history-of-divorce-180949439/

Written in Blood by Colin Wilson.

Kate Meyers Emery. Bones Don’t Lie. https://bonesdontlie.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/new-morbid-terminology-quicklime/#:~:text=Quicklime%20is%20a%20chemical%20compound,and%20the%20remains%20are%20quicklime.

MUSIC

Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Waltz Of The Rising Daylight by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6346-waltz-of-the-rising-daylight
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Machinations by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4011-machinations
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Foam Rubber by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4783-foam-rubber
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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4 years ago
38 minutes 52 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Skullduggery

Season 2 Episode 2: The Parkman-Webster murder trial scandalizes the upper class in Boston and becomes a landmark in the history of forensic anthropology. 

My other shows:

Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg

Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ

Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! 

Sources:

Jim Fisher. “The Webster-Parkman Case.” http://jimfisher.edinboro.edu/forensics/webster1.html

Wikipedia. “George Parkman.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parkman

Wilmington Journal; Vermont Watchman and State Journal; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Dolly Stoltze. Strange Remains. “Discovering the pieces of Dr. George Parkman.” https://strangeremains.com/2015/03/19/discovering-the-pieces-of-dr-george-parkman/

Our First Men: A calendar of wealth, fashion, and gentility. Richard Hildreth. https://archive.org/details/ourfirstmenacal01hildgoog/page/n48/mode/2up

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCrery.

Elizabeth Watts Pope. Vignettes @ AAS: The Gentleman in the Purple Waistcoat. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711050628/http://www.americanantiquarian.org/vignettes110107.htm

Music:

Our Story Begins by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4181-our-story-begins

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Classical Piano Waltz Of Birds by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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4 years ago
57 minutes 53 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
The Bow Street Runners

Season 2 Episode 1: How criminals kept the crime rate down in 18th century London—eventually leading to the formation of an actual crime-fighting organization.

Other shows: 

Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg

Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ

Voice acting by Scott Mort.

Sources:

Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection by Colin Wilson

History by the Yard. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/pc_gutteridge.htm

John Dashney. National Federation of the Blind. “The Blind Beak of Bow Street.” https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/books/kernel1/kern0808.htm

Wikipedia. ‘Bow St Runners.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Street_Runners“Henry Fielding.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding. “Thomas de Veil.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Veil

Esther Fearn. Britannica. “Moll Cutpurse.” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moll-Cutpurse

Jenn Jeffers. The Raven Report. “Remembering Old London And Its Epic Battle With Modern Crime.”  https://theravenreport.com/2017/11/11/remembering-old-london-and-its-epic-battle-with-modern-crime/

https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/j/Jonathan_Wild.htm

Jessica Brain. “Bow Street Runners.” Historic UK. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Bow-Street-Runners/

Naomi Clifford. NaomiClifford.com. “Henry Fielding’s attempted abduction of Sarah Andrew.” https://www.naomiclifford.com/henry-fielding-abduction-sarah-andrew/

Gerard Edward Jensen. “The Covent Garden Journal.” https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044004495362&view=1up&seq=30

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paper-Blum.pdf

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Northern Path by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6841-the-northern-path

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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5 years ago
42 minutes 35 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
A Noble Affair...Maybe?

Season 1 Episode 15: We may not be able to use a microscope to figure out just what was going on between this family and their governess, but that doesn't mean a microscope won't come in handy eventually. This is the tale of the Duke and Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin; their governess, Henriette Deluzy; and forensic expert Auguste Tardieu. 

Find us on FB, IG, and Twitter.

Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by the dandy Scott Mort and the nifty Amber Gaunt. Music by Kevin McLeod and MusicLFiles.

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Parisian by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisia

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68-

The Bandit by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4483-the-bandit

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Elisa Bergslien. An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience. https://bit.ly/2GlheH8

Wikipedia. “Francoise, duchess de Praslin.” “Auguste Tardieu.”

“Charles de Choiseul-Praslin.”  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Choiseul-Praslin

Geri Walton. “Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin: Her Murder in 1847.” https://www.geriwalton.com/murder-of-duchess-de-choiseul-praslin/

The Daily National Whig. Accessed via Library of Congress.

Norman Ball and Philippa Campsie. Parisian Fields. “A vile business clumsily done.”

Albert Savine. The assassination of the Duchess de Praslin. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45176/45176-h/45176-h.htm

Katherine Ramsland. “Auguste Ambroise Tardeau: Investigator’s Methods Become the Standard for Future Forensic Scientists.” https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pommerais-edmond.htm

Colin and Damon Wilson. “Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection.”

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5 years ago
45 minutes 20 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Forensics in Antiquity

A collection of stories about forensic science long before forensics was a thing. 

Voice acting by Scott Mort. 

Music:

Deadly Roulette by KevinMacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Royal Coupling by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5743-royal-coupling

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Dolly Stoltze. “A 13th Century Guide to Forensic Anthropology.” Strange Remains. https://strangeremains.com/2016/01/16/a-13th-century-guide-to-forensic-anthropology/

Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae#Forensic_importance

World Digital Library. “Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.” https://www.wdl.org/en/item/17865/

Michael Kurland. “Irrefutable Evidence: A History of Forensic Science.” Ivan R. Dee, 2009.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollia_Paulina

Richard Cavendish. History Today. “Death of the Emperor Claudius.” https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-emperor-claudius

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. Nigel McCrery. Chicago Review Press, 2014.

Martina Vicianova. “Historical Techniques of Lie Detection.” Europe’s Journal of Pscyhology. Found on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873061/

William Garrett Cothran. “CSI: Rome - a dive into ancient forensics.” Sea Lion Press. https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/csi-rome-a-dive-into-ancient-forensics

William C. Summers. “The Chinese Nail Murders: Forensic Medicine in Imperial Chine.” Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. http://rt4rf9qn2y.scholar.serialssolutions.com/?sid=google&auinit=WC&aulast=Summers&atitle=The+Chinese+Nail+Murders:+forensic+medicine+in+Imperial+China.&id=pmid:11138936

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5 years ago
19 minutes 59 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
A Quaker in the Streets

Season 1 Episode 13: The sordid story of John Tawell, a man whose public and private lives were in constant conflict with each other—but one piece of emerging technology would serve to make everything public.

Find us on FB, IG, and Twitter.

Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by the imperturbable Scott Mort. Music by Kevin McLeod and MusicLFiles.

Music

Kevin Macleod:

Deadly Roulette
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Waltz of Treachery
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4606-waltz-of-treachery

Umbrella Pants
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants

Hidden Agenda
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda

Wagner Bridal Chorus
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4599-wagner-bridal-chorus

Comic Plodding
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding

MusicLFiles:

Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo

Melancholic Sentimental Piano Solo
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6328-melancholic-sentimental-piano-solo

Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources

Watford Observer. https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/johntawell/

BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/quakers_1.shtml

Ciaran Conliffe. Headstuff.org. https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/john-tawell-forger-murderer/

Old Bailey Online. https://bit.ly/3c4GjSi

The Trove. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2179294

Wikipedia. “Electrical Telegraph.” “Slough.”

British Transport Police. https://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/our_history/crime_history/murder_of_sarah_hart_1845.aspx

The Glebe Society. https://www.glebesociety.org.au/street/john-tawell-1784-1845/

NY Post. Jacob Passy. https://bit.ly/33BQh9P

Journal of the Statistical Society of London. v.4 (1841-42). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044105223697&view=1up&seq=330

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MMG/MMG.asp?id=1141&tid=249#bookmark02

Jennifer Chaussee. Wired.· https://www.wired.com/2016/09/heres-many-apple-cores-take-poison/

John Tawell and R. Astill. Harvard Library. https://bit.ly/3kqiyaa




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5 years ago
51 minutes 28 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Daniel Good and the Pilfered Pants

Season 1 Episode 12: How a pair of stolen pants led to the creation of a renowned detective division. 

Find us on FB, Insta, and Twitter.

Sources:

True Crime Library. "Daniel Good." https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/daniel-good/

"1842: A Criminal Caught." http://www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk/events/a-criminal-caught.htm

The Times Archive. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/archive/

British Library. Broadside on the Apprehension of Daniel Good. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/broadside-apprehension-of-good-for-the-barbarous-murder-of-jane-jones

Robert Walsh on Crimescribe. "Watching the Detectives." https://crimescribe.com/2018/04/25/watching-the-detectives-the-arrest-of-the-inappropriately-named-daniel-good/amp/

"Scotland Yard." Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Scotland-Yard

Rachel Griffin. University of Western Ontario. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4896&context=etd

Smithsonian Magazine. Jess Blumberg. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-scotland-yard-172669755/

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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5 years ago
38 minutes 43 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
The Christmas Cakes Part 2: Mathieu Orfila

Season 1 Episode 11: I swear these aren't actual Christmas episodes. 

This week we look at the case that made the Marsh test a thing. Marie Lafarge is put on trial, and things are looking pretty good for her--until Mathieu Orfila shows up. 

Find us on FB, Insta, and Twitter. 

Voice acting by Amber Gaunt, Lynne Kearney, and Scott Mort. Music by Kevin McLeod, LiloSound, and MusicLFiles.

Sources:

Mary S. Hartman. Victorian Murderesses: A True History of Thirteen Respectable French and English Women Accused of Unspeakable Crimes
Elisa Bergslien. An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience
Jess Romeo on JStor daily. “The Arsenic Cake of Madame Lafarge.”
Jose Ramon Bertomeu-Sanchez. Isis: a journal of the history of science society. “Managing Uncertainty in the Academy and the Courtroom."
Jose Ramon Bertomeu-Sanchez. “Popularizing Controversial Science” Medical History.
Joan Acocella on The New Yorker. “Murder by Poison.”
“Marie Lafarge.” Wikipedia.
Martin Lynch. Provincial Medical & Surgical Journal. “Analysis of Madame Lafarge's Trial, with Remarks on the Medical Evidence.”
France Info.fr “The Chartreuse du Glandier in Beyssac in Corrèze is for sale.”

Music: 

Kevin McLeod:
Deadly Roulette https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette, The Snow Queen https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen,  Sneaky Snitch https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch, Umbrella Pants https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants, Improbable https://filmmusic.io/song/4069-improbable, Thinking Music https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music
MusicLFiles:
Autumn Waltz https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz, Melancholic Sentimental Piano https://filmmusic.io/song/6328-melancholic-sentimental-piano-solo, Classical Piano Waltz of Birds https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds
LiloSound:
FamilialCrises https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises

Licenses: License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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5 years ago
56 minutes 5 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
The Christmas Cakes Part 1: Marie Lafarge

Season 1 Episode 10: Examining the life of a young French woman through her own memoirs, this week we look at everything that led up to one of the most famous toxicological forensic cases. 

Find us on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Check out our other show, Old Timey Crimey, wherever you get podcasts.

Voice Acting:

Amber Gaunt, Scott Mort, and Lynne Kearney

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Summer Waltz by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6333-summer-waltz
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Melancholic Sentimental Piano Solo by MusicLFiles
Link:
https://filmmusic.io/song/6328-melancholic-sentimental-piano-solo
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Waltz Of The Kindness by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6283-the-waltz-of-the-kindness
License:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Classical Piano Waltz Of Birds by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds
License:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources

Blood & Ink: An International Guide to Fact-based Crime Literature by Albert Borowitz
Memoirs of Madame Lafarge by Marie Lafarge.
Encyclopedia.com. “Lafarge, Marie.”
Wikipedia. “Marie Lafarge.” “Gum Arabic.” “Cholera.” “Le Glandier.”
Tabea Tietz on SciHi Blog. “Madame Marie Lafarge – The first “Victim” of the Marsh Test.”
Joan Acocella on The New Yorker. “Murder by Poison.”
Titres, anoblissements et pairies de la restauration 1814-1830, Volume 2 by vicomte Albert Révérend

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5 years ago
55 minutes 13 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Francois Courvoisier and the Head Bumps

Season 1 Episode 9: Using the case of Francois Courvoisier, a valet who was neither good at his job nor good at crime, we explore the development of phrenology as a "science." But what, pray tell, did this case have to do with Jack the Ripper?

Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Check out my other show, Old Timey Crimey, wherever you get podcasts.

Voice Acting: Scott Mort

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

The Bandit by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4483-the-bandit

Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music

Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery

Improbable by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4069-improbable

Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound Effects:

Chewiesmissus, Tom McCann, and JohnsonBrandEditing on freesound.org

Sources

Irrefutable Evidence: Adventures in the History of Forensic Science by Micahael Kurland

Sotheby’s “Russell, Lord William--Hobler, Francis.”

Roland Arkell. Antiques Trade Gazette. “Pick of the Week: Crime, punishment and phrenology.”

Phrenological Journal and Magazine of Moral Science, volumes 13 and 14.

John Van Wyhe. Historyofphrenology.org.uk. “The History of Phrenology on the Web.”

Lord William Russell. Wikipedia.

The Newgate Calendar, accessed on the Ex Classics Website.

Wendigogrison Urban Dictionary.

“Francois Benjamin Courvoisier.” Capitalpunishmentuk.org.

Dalya Alberge on The Independent. “Vital clue ignored for 50 years.”

Minna Scherlinder Morse on Smithsonian Magazine. “Facing a Bumpy History.”

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5 years ago
41 minutes 44 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Inspector Canler and the Case of Lacenaire

Season 1 Episode 8: Inspector Canler tracks down Lacenaire through detection and determination. 

Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Check out Old Timey Crimey wherever you get podcasts.

Voice Acting: Scott Mort

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Duet Musette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3685-duet-musette

Parisian by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3965-lamentation

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Written in Blood by Colin Wilson

Erenow.net. “Science vs. Crime.” 

Ginette Guitard-Auviste. Le Monde. 

The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection By Thomas Hoobler, Dorothy Hoobler

Benoit Pivert. Review of Art and Literature, Music. “The ‘antiphysitics’ or homosexuals in the Memoirs of Canler, former head of the security service.” 

Marilyn Brouwer. Bonjour Paris. “Pierre François Lacenaire: The Murderous Poet Dandy who Inspired ‘Crime and Punishment.’” 

Robert Schwartz. Mt. Holyoke.edu. “The France of Victor Hugo.” 

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5 years ago
40 minutes 4 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Free and Clear

Season 1 Episode 7: Sometimes the forensics just aren't there, and justice is. But sometimes the forensics are all there, and justice isn't. 

Segment 1: Dr.Samuel Jackson and Elizabeth Logan

Segment 2: James Marsh and Young John Bodle


Voice Acting: Scott Mort

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod.

Umbrella Pants Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sources:

David S. Caudill. Stories About Science in Law: Literary and Historical Images of Acquired Expertise. https://books.google.com/books?id=mZXeCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22william+logan%22+%22samuel+jackson%22+arsenic&source=gbs_navlinks_s

David S. Caudill. Prefiguring the Arsenic Wars. ScienceHistory.org. https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/prefiguring-the-arsenic-wars

David S. Caudill. “Arsenic And Old Chemistry: Images Of Mad Alchemists, Experts Attacking Experts, And The Crisis In Forensic Science.”

Irrefutable Evidence: Adventures in the History of Forensic Science by Michael Kurland

Dr. Stephanie S. Dillon. Chemistry for Liberal Studies. “Chemistry & Crime - A Brief History.” https://www.chem.fsu.edu/chemlab/chm1020c/01-1.php

Ben. Dark Histories Podcast. “The Death of George Bodle and the Birth of Forensic Toxicology.” https://www.darkhistories.com/the-death-of-george-bodle-the-birth-of-forensic-toxicology/

“Bodle and LaFarge: Sensational Arsenic Cases.” Case Western Reserve University. https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/2014/03/04/bodle-and-lafarge-sensational-arsenic-cases/

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCreary

Sandra Hempel. The Inheritor’s Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science.

James Morton. Justice Denied: Extraordinary miscarriages of Justice

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5 years ago
49 minutes 14 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Anna Zwanziger

Season 1 Episode 6: She had one true friend, and it came in powder form. 

Voice acting: 

Lynne Kearney and Scott Mort

Music: 

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

To the Ends by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4532-to-the-ends

Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola

Wagner Bridal Chorus by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4599-wagner-bridal-chorus

The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen

Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

World Famous Gaslight Murders by Colin and Damon Wilson, accessed via murderpedia. 

The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers by Harold Schechter. 

The North American Review. United States, University of Northern Iowa, 1895. 

Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection. Colin and Damon Wilson. 

Narratives of Remarkable Criminal Trials. Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach and Lady Lucie Duff Gordon. 

Alexa R. Shipman on Science Direct.com

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5 years ago
35 minutes 11 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Eugene Francois Vidocq: Part 2

Season 1 Episode 5: Vidocq puts his education, as it were, and his reputation to good use. 

Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter and tell me what you think of Vidocq's amazing life and accomplishments. Check out Old Timey Crimey wherever you get podcasts. 

Music:

Divertissement - Pizzicato (from the ballet Sylvia) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-rouletteLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Parisian by Kevin MacLeod

https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Ashley, Mike. “The Great Detectives: Vidoqc.” The Strand Magazine. Issue 4. https://strandmag.com/the-magazine/articles/the-great-detectives-vidocq/

Blazeski, Goran “Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator.” The Vintage News. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/03/eugene-vidocq-the-ex-convict-who-became-the-worlds-first-private-investigator/

“Eugene Francois Vidocq.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq

FlourishingAnyway. “Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation.” Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Eugne-Franois-Vidocq-The-Convict-Who-Became-the-Father-of-Modern-Criminal-Investigation

Friendly, Michael “A.-M. Guerry’s Moral Statistics of France: Challenges for Multivariable Spatial Analysis” by https://arxiv.org/pdf/0801.4263.pdf#page=31&zoom=100,0,657

“Galley Slave.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave

Memoirs of Vidocq by Eugene Francois Vidocq. 5v


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5 years ago
55 minutes 2 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Eugene Francois Vidocq: Part 1

Season 1 Episode 4: A man who loved to escape so much, he'd put Houdini to shame. 

Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter and let me know what you think of Vidocq and some of his wilder tales! Or just pop by and say hello. 

Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Duet Musette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3685-duet-musette

Parisian by Kevin MacLeon

https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda

Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Ashley, Mike. “The Great Detectives: Vidoqc.” The Strand Magazine. Issue 4. https://strandmag.com/the-magazine/articles/the-great-detectives-vidocq/

Blazeski, Goran “Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator.”

The Vintage News. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/03/eugene-vidocq-the-ex-convict-who-became-the-worlds-first-private-investigator/

“Eugene Francois Vidocq.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq

FlourishingAnyway. “Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation.” Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Eugne-Franois-Vidocq-The-Convict-Who-Became-the-Father-of-Modern-Criminal-Investigation

Friendly, Michael “A.-M. Guerry’s Moral Statistics of France: Challenges for Multivariable Spatial Analysis” by https://arxiv.org/pdf/0801.4263.pdf#page=31&zoom=100,0,657

“Galley Slave.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave

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5 years ago
53 minutes 22 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Walrus Teeth and Ballad Sheets

Episode 3: Bite marks and witches. Bullets and ballad sheets. Warren and walrus teeth. Footprints and a foolish man. 

Find the show on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Come by and say hi!

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Music:

Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCrery

Irrefutable Evidence: A History of Forensic Science by Michael Kurland

William and Robert Chambers. Chambers Edinburgh Journal. “Discovery and Punishment of Murder by Circumstantial Evidence.” https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/NYc3AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA41&dq=%E2%80%9CDiscovery+and+Punishment+of+Murder+by+Circumstantial+Evidence%22+%22chambers+edinburgh+journal%22

Dwane S. Hilderbrande. International Association for Identification: Iowa Division. “Four Basic Components of a Footwear Examination.” http://www.iowaiai.org/four-basic-components-of-a-footwear-examination-2/

William J. Bodziak. Forensic Footwear Evidence: Detection, Recovery, and Examination. https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/DghEDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT30&dq=1786+richardson+case

Radley Balko. Washington Post. “It Literally Started with a witch Hunt: A history of Bite Mark Evidence.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/02/17/it-literally-started-with-a-

witch-hunt-a-history-of-bite-mark-evidence/

“George Burroughs.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burroughs

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks. “The Witchcraft Trial of Reverend George Burroughs.” History of Massachusetts Blog. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/reverend-george-burroughs-salem/

Jone Johnson Lewis. Thoughtco. “Rev. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials.” https://www.thoughtco.com/george-burroughs-3529133

Barbara J. Starmans. The Social Historian. “CSI: The Prologue.” https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/csi-the-prologue/

“General Joseph Warren.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Warren#Legacy

Leeds Intelligencer. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000236/17840127/012/0003


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5 years ago
29 minutes 45 seconds

Detectives by the Decade
Exploring the detectives, the cases, and the crimes that made forensic science and investigation what they are today.