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Death in the Bow Street cells
Why did a Victorian private detective kill himself after being arrested?
Jun 30
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Dr Nell Darby
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Detectives of the same name
How were two detectives named Nelson related, if at all? In fact, who even WAS one of them?
Jun 23
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Dr Nell Darby
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The Kidderminster election scandal
One private detective brought about a by-election in the 1870s, thanks to his investigative work
Jun 16
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Dr Nell Darby
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What happened to Dorothy Arnold?
Oct 21, 2024
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Dr Nell Darby
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Press of the Yard: Gentleman, Detective, and Fraudster
Feb 17
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Dr Nell Darby
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A fatal affair
Dec 4, 2023
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Dr Nell Darby
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Arthur, the detective determined to miss the war
Apr 14
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Dr Nell Darby
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The West Ham Disappearances
Jun 9
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Dr Nell Darby
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The sleuthing pub landlord
Mar 10
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Dr Nell Darby
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The West Ham Disappearances
One private detective saw the disappearance of two girls from east London as an opportunity to promote his business...
Jun 9
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Dr Nell Darby
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A good deal of unpleasantness
Sheffield's Charles Keeling may have been a good private detective, but he was not a good neighbour
Jun 2
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Dr Nell Darby
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Detective Cooper and the case of the missing nurse
Charles Cooper was one of the 'Big Five' senior officers at Scotland Yard, but resigned to establish his Regent Street detective agency
May 26
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Dr Nell Darby
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Keeping it among colleagues
Chandler & Selby was a London agency established by two former Met police colleagues
May 19
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Dr Nell Darby
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The Notorious Public House Spy
William Gentle Huckle was a private detective who would do anything to stop people drinking or selling alcohol - even if it resulted in a libel case and…
May 12
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Dr Nell Darby
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Coming back from crime
Having serious charges brought against him did not stop one Victorian detective from resuming his career after prison
May 5
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Dr Nell Darby
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The unemployed grocer and a lady solicitor
A case from 1930s Lincolnshire saw a man determined to avoid paying his wife maintenance. Cue the involvement of a lady solicitor and a private…
Apr 28
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Dr Nell Darby
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Investigating the history of private detectives, with Dr Nell Darby
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