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17 hours ago · A prisoner who strangled his cellmate to death using a TV aerial cord before attacking his former cellmate in the showers has been sentenced. Michael Harkin killed Dan Childs and wounded a second ...
Aug 7, 2022 · Taken by the likes of Rodney Alcala, Harvey Glatman, and the BTK Killer, these macabre photos show how some serial killers used photography to lure their victims and relive their horrifying crimes.
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- History's First Famous Crime Scene Photo
- Crime Scene Pictures Become A Regular Part of Police Work
- Crime Scene Photos: from Detectives' Tools to Morbid Collectibles
Forensic photography, or the practice of taking photos at the scene of a crime, has been around for over a century. One of the first famous crime scene photos was taken on May 5, 1903, in the home of a Parisian woman named Madame Debeinche who had been murdered. As investigators descended upon the apartment, one of them picked up a camera and photo...
The importance of crime scene photography was first recognized by Alphonse Bertillon who is now widely remembered as the first forensic photographer. Bertillon was the first to suggest photographing not only the body but also the entire scene around the body, including shell casings, bloodstains, overturned furniture, broken doorways, and anything ...
While the art of forensic photography started out purely as an investigative tool, it has also turned into a sort of macabre collectible. Well-versed crime buffs can recognize which crime scene photo belongs to which serial killer; just like a black and white photo of an ace of spades held up by a bloodstained hand has become synonymous with the Ma...
Jan 11, 2018 · The Cielo Drive murders, also known as the “Manson Family Murders,” were some of the most notorious and shocking killings to have ever occurred.
Oct 26, 2017 · A macabre genealogy stretches from Mme Debeinche to the reproductions of crime-scene photos that proliferate in true-crime documentaries and dramas today.
Jul 19, 2017 · In June 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were left slaughtered in pools of their own blood, reportedly by the hands of Brown Simpson’s former husband, O.J. Simpson. Although he was never convicted for their murders, it’s widely believed that Simpson killed Brown Simpson and Goldman.
Penalty. Probation. Robert Sandifer (March 12, 1983 [1] – September 1, 1994) (also known as Yummy) was an African-American boy from Chicago, Illinois. His murder by fellow gang members in Chicago garnered national attention because of his age, [2][3][4][5] resulting in his appearance on the cover of Time magazine in September 1994. [4]
