The Black Museum by Bill Waddell

The Black Museum by Bill Waddell

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William Waddell, the former curator of Scotland Yard's Black Museum, was in charge of a collection of items ranging from knives and guns to the poison pellet which killed Georgi Markov. This book presents an array of famous cases, together with a history of the Museum, and the Yard itself.

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The Black Museum by Bill Waddell

William Waddell, the former curator of Scotland Yard's Black Museum, was in charge of a collection of items ranging from knives and guns to Dennis Nilsen's cooker and the poison pellet which killed Georgi Markov. This book presents an array of famous cases, together with a history of the Museum, and the Yard itself, and various methods of identification, such as fingerprinting. Whether writing about Jack the Ripper, and demolishing the numerous theories about the Ripper's identity, or documenting the horrors of Dennis Nilsen's crimes, this book is illustrated with pictures from the police archive and the Museum's memorabilia.
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ISBN 13 9780751510331
ISBN 10 0751510335
Title The Black Museum
Author Bill Waddell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1995-03-02
Number of pages 218
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.