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The Casebook

True mysteries from history, told for armchair detectives. Real cases, real clues, and the arguments that never ended.

All casesPoison pensAlibis & red herringsCaught!Still unsolved

Arsenic, chloroform and the Victorian chemist's shelf.

Convicted
1910 · London, and the Atlantic

Dr Crippen and the Wireless

The first fugitive caught by radio, and a disguise that fooled no one at sea.

2 min read
Not proven
1857 · Glasgow, Scotland

Madeleine Smith and the Letters

A Glasgow heiress, a secret lover, a bundle of letters, and Scotland's third verdict.

2 min read
Acquitted
1886 · Pimlico, London

The Pimlico Mystery

A stomach full of chloroform, no burns at all, and a question science couldn't answer.

2 min read

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