Killing of a human being by another human being

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An old smuggler (Mr Moffit) is shot dead by a naval inspector with a pistol, who finds rolls of tobacco in the dead man's pockets; other people attend the scene. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1833, after F. Pickering.

The mystery of murder. An Horizon special.

Human remains and mass violence : methodological approaches / Jean-Marc Dreyfus & Élisbeth Anstett.

The principles of forensic medicine : systematically arranged, and applied to British practice / By John Gordon Smith.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death / essays and photography by Corinne May Botz.

M'Naughten : a letter to the Lord Chancellor, upon insanity / by J.Q. Rumball.

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Homicide

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The mystery of murder. An Horizon special.

Human remains and mass violence : methodological approaches / Jean-Marc Dreyfus & Élisbeth Anstett.

The principles of forensic medicine : systematically arranged, and applied to British practice / By John Gordon Smith.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death / essays and photography by Corinne May Botz.

M'Naughten : a letter to the Lord Chancellor, upon insanity / by J.Q. Rumball.

Homicide

Images from the collections

Images about Homicide

Works from the collections

The mystery of murder. An Horizon special.

Human remains and mass violence : methodological approaches / Jean-Marc Dreyfus & Élisbeth Anstett.

The principles of forensic medicine : systematically arranged, and applied to British practice / By John Gordon Smith.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death / essays and photography by Corinne May Botz.

M'Naughten : a letter to the Lord Chancellor, upon insanity / by J.Q. Rumball.

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