The Century of the DetectiveIncludes material on Alphonese Bertillon, Scotland Yard, Adolf Beck, Doctor Crippen, Bernard Spilsbury, Marie Lafarge, Marie Besnard, Sacco-Vanzett, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, among other topics. |
Contents
Hand Marks The first use of fingerprints | 3 |
Runners Jonathan Wild and Henry Fielding The first detectives Cor | 9 |
Bertillons star fades The theft of the Mona Lisa Fingerprints | 14 |
Copyright | |
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