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When Kate and Ernest failed
Not one, but two private detectives, including one of the best known female detectives around, were employed to find evidence of adultery in an…
Apr 15
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Dr Nell Darby
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The war widow who became a female detective
Lilian Blair's detective work in the 1920s resulted in her being spit on by an angry wife
Apr 8
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Dr Nell Darby
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The female bicyclist's vendetta
Miss Greenwood wanted the local publican out of her adopted community - and employed both a photographer and a private detective to help fake an…
Apr 1
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Dr Nell Darby
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March 2024
When war led to a baby... and a divorce
Violet Giles freely admitted to adultery and a baby by her lover after her marriage ended during World War 1. But a private detective's skills were…
Mar 25
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Dr Nell Darby
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The dead witness
Edinburgh private detective James McKelvie gave evidence at a fraud case at the Old Bailey in 1873 - despite being dead...
Mar 18
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Dr Nell Darby
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Living off 'Big Emma'
Drink changed Hastings Symes from a former police officer to a hard-up private detective who lived off the earnings of his prostitute lover
Mar 11
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Dr Nell Darby
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From divorce to insurrection
The observational skills of one London man enabled him to have a long career as a private detective - but also proved useful in other arenas
Mar 4
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Dr Nell Darby
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February 2024
Blackmailing the Canadian
When Herbert Marshall blew through a financial legacy, he needed more money. His intended blackmail victim, however, was the cleverer man
Feb 26
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Dr Nell Darby
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The former MP and the murder plot
When Hugh Watt's wife refused to finalise their divorce, he tried to get a private detective to kill her instead
Feb 19
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Dr Nell Darby
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The chequered life of Herbert Marshall
This Somerset-born private detective had a complex life, both personally and professionally
Feb 12
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Dr Nell Darby
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"I'll take you down to Dale Street"
Liverpool detective William Campbell was embroiled in a complicated case where he was accused of threatening a housekeeper
Feb 5
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Dr Nell Darby
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January 2024
The mysterious Mr Grimwade
Without his appearances in court, there would be a large gap in our knowledge of what this Nottingham private detective did
Jan 29
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