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Daily Mail; much more, and with pictures, here:
The secrets of Scotland Yard's infamous Black Museum: From
Dr Crippen's crumpled pyjamas to revolver that sent Ruth Ellis
to the gallows, the grisly relics telling the story of British crime
The secrets of Scotland Yard's infamous Black Museum: From
Dr Crippen's crumpled pyjamas to revolver that sent Ruth Ellis
to the gallows, the grisly relics telling the story of British crime
For nearly a century and a half, the Metropolitan Police in London has been accumulating the gruesome relics of murder and mayhem in what has become known as the Black Museum.
Skulls, weapons used to slaughter the innocent, vital clues that sent killers to the gallows theyre all lodged at New Scotland Yard, hidden away from public view.
But a new book accompanying an exhibition at the Museum of London next month takes us through the doors for the first time to reveal its grim secrets.
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