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Victorian murder scandal
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Dark secrets of the Victorian Underworld: did hardened criminals stalk Britain’s cities?
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The ‘born criminal’? Lombroso and the origins of modern criminology
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A brief guide to the Nuremberg Trials, where some Nazis faced justice after WW2
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Your guide to Jack the Ripper
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6 notorious unsolved crimes from history
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Victorian London’s East End: what can a foul murder tell us about life in the city?
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The rise of the Great British ‘bobby’: a brief history of Britain’s police service
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