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The man with two names
John Davidson was a policeman who, like many others, became a private detective. But why did he use two surnames?
Mar 13
The detective who pretended to be his own son
George Trace wanted to capitalise on his police experience - but also needed to distance himself from it. He did so by using his son's name.
Mar 6
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A short and mysterious life
One Dubliner eludes the researcher, and highlights the problems with investigating private detectives
Mar 20
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The detective debtor
One Sheffield man tried his hand at various jobs before becoming a private eye. This final career ended in the 1920s - in the debtors' court
Feb 27
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Finding evidence to justify the pay
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Dale's Private Detective Agency
Was this Bristol agency all it claimed to be - and who was the 'former Pinkerton's detective' who ran it?
Feb 20
Chasing down a bigamist
In Edwardian Britain, one Welshman led a private detective on a merry dance - but he got to his prey a day too late...
Feb 13
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What did clients want private detectives to do?
The work of one Cardiff detective shows that although he knew what his job was, on occasion, his clients didn't...
Feb 6
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The detective who chased his wife with a carving knife
Rose Woodger was scared of her private detective husband - was his insistence that he was a good husband who made his wife bacon breakfasts a…
Jan 30
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The case of the adulterous lace manufacturer
A Nottingham private detective was asked to prove a relationship that both predated one man's marriage, and lasted throughout it...
Jan 23
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Finding evidence to justify the pay
When Kendall and Stammers were paid lots of money to find evidence that Geraldine French-Brewster had been having an affair, they made sure they found…
Jan 16
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Investigating Leicester
There were just two detectives plying their trade in Leicester as World War 2 was declared - but which one was the 'Leicester Investigation Bureau'?
Jan 2
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A steady character
Irish-born Matthew Nunan became a private detective after ill-health forced him out of the police
Dec 26, 2022
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The case of the adulterous lace manufacturer
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The detective who chased his wife with a carving knife
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Finding evidence to justify the pay
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Chasing down a bigamist
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The female detective and a half-naked chemist
The detective who wanted others to know they were wrong
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Investigating the history of private detectives
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Investigating the history of private detectives
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