Dr Angela Buckley

This week’s reading is on the history of Scotland Yard. And I’m using my Scotland Yard pen to take notes…

That’s really interesting and there does seem to be some of the original anatomy theatres left in places.

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Detective Superintendent Jerome Caminada, of the Manchester City Police, died on 10 March 1914, aged 69, following a coach accident. He was known as 'a terror to evil-doers' and you can read his own accounts of his extraordinary career fighting crime in Victorian Manchester 🔗 tinyurl.com/5a3ttrkb

The revelations of Charlie Parton The 'truth' behind the Manchester Cab Mystery

When I was delving in an archival box related to the murder of John Fletcher in Manchester in 1889, I came across a pamphlet written by the perpetrator Charlie Parton about his experiences. I've shared the contents in The Detective's Notebook (paid subs) drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-revela...

I am thrilled and I’m so looking forward to it!

International Agatha Christie Festival | The Golden Age of Detection To open the Friday of our Literary Festival, the Agatha Christie Festival is delighted to welcome renowned historian Dr Angela Buckley.

I am honoured and very excited to be speaking at this year's @agathafestival.bsky.social – it is one of my favourite annual events and I can't wait to take part in such a fantastic programme. My talk will be on The Golden Age of Detection, on Friday 18 September 🔗 www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

The Manchester Cab Mystery Revisited Investigating Detective Caminada’s signature case

🔎 This week in The Detective's Notebook on Substack, I'm revisiting the famous Manchester Cab Mystery with a more in-depth investigation of this fascinating case, in which a killer was brought to justice in record time by a celebrity detective. 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-manche...

On 26 February 1889 John Fletcher got into a cab at Manchester Cathedral with a young man. An hour later, he was dead and his companion had disappeared. The Manchester Cab Mystery was Detective Caminada's signature case and earned him the nickname, Manchester's Sherlock Holmes 🔗 tinyurl.com/2sfm7duc

I've been researching a 'new' Victorian criminal today: John Lee. He was convicted of the murder of Emma Keyse in 1885 and sentenced to death. Executioner James Berry failed three times to carry out the penalty due to the trap door getting stuck and his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

I had a hilarious morning chatting about Victorian crime with Harry Hill and Sunil Patel, for Harry’s podcast. It was huge fun!

You can’t beat a quiet Sunday evening drink in a cosy historic pub by the Thames in London.

I’ve restarted my Italian studies and I’m aiming to complete beginner level before my next trip to Italy in April. I’m thoroughly enjoying learning my ancestral language.

I’ve just had a walk through the local cemetery. I always like to pass by this memorial at the entrance and think of those whose graves remain unmarked.

On 20 February 1868, Jerome Caminada joined the Manchester City Police. In his 30-year career he became one of the city's finest detectives. But he never forgot his first weeks on the beat and recalled his experiences in both volumes of his memoirs. Find out more 🔗 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJB65W2...

Macabre evidence The use of anatomical models in Victorian courts

Historical crime investigation takes me down some rather unexpected and obscure paths, and this week in The Detective's Notebook (for paid subs), I'm exploring the shady world of public anatomical museums, following a discovery of some unusual evidence 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/macabre-ev...

Just to mention that all my books are now available on bookshop.org 🔗 uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Death at the hands of a fake doctor The fatal ordeal of Martha Bilborough

🔎This week's post in The Detective's Notebook is about the tragic case of Martha Bilborough, a young barmaid from Manchester, whose desperation led to placing her life in the hands of a fake doctor 🔗https://drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/death-at-the-hands-of-a-fake-doctor

Thanks - it’s such a lovely spot!

First day at the beach hut. Sunshine is glorious but too cold to stay. Fortunately there’s a very cosy café nearby.

Alibis in the Archive 2026 - Gladstone's Library Alibis in the Archive 2026 From 3pm Friday 5th June 2026-2pm Sunday 7th June 2026 An annual celebration of all things crime, right here...

🔎 I'm super thrilled to be speaking at this year's Alibis in the Archive event at the fabulous Gladstone's Library in North Wales in June. I'll be sharing my research on The Science of Sleuthing: The Hidden History of Victorian and Edwardian Detectives 🔗 www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/alibis...

In 1893, Detective Jerome Caminada tackled a group of anarchists in Manchester. A fight ensued and his umbrella (known as a 'gamp') was broken. An 'Anarchist Poet' later memorialised the incident in a song: 'The Scamp who Broke his Gamp at Ardwick'. Find out more 🔗 tinyurl.com/52v3dmf9

I'm relieved to be over halfway through the first draft of my next book, The Mysterious Poisoning of Charles Bravo, and I'm really enjoying my research into this very puzzling real-life historical murder case.

The Science of Sleuthing: The Hidden History of Victorian and Edwardian Detectives with Angela Buckley Talk on Zoom by Angela Buckley, Expert in historical crime

My next talk is The Science of Sleuthing: The Hidden History of Victorian and Edwardian Detectives, hosted online by the Society of Genealogists on Mon 16 Feb at 7 pm. I'm really looking forward to sharing my doctoral research for the first time. All welcome! 🔗 portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

I never know where crime history research will lead me, and today I’ve been studying the macabre world of mid-Victorian public anatomy museums, following a reference in a historical homicide case.

I'm ending the week on a positive note with my first rating for my recently published second anthology of Detective Jerome Caminada's memoirs. It's five stars! tinyurl.com/2sfm7duc

My sister and I love an escape room and we recently did one in a real crypt in Ryde, IOW. It was quite a challenge, with lots of puzzling religious artefacts in the context of a real-life search for a missing tomb. We ‘escaped’ in 49 minutes.

The mixed history of identity parades A controversial detective practice

For my paid subs (thank you!) on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook, I publish two additional articles a month on my original and ongoing research into Victorian and Edwardian detectives. This week's post is on the use of identity parades in the past 🔗
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Quack doctors were rife in nineteenth-century Manchester, and Detective Jerome Caminada encountered fake medical expert, the Reverend Edward Silverton. Could he stop this convincing con artist and put an end to his nefarious practices? Find out here 🔗 tinyurl.com/52v3dmf9

Today I’m reading about the murder of Lord William Russell, who was killed in his bed in Mayfair in 1840. The case is an interesting example of early detective policing.

Murder at the Met 150 years of Scotland Yard’s Crime Museum

🔎 In this week's post from The Detective's Notebook on Substack (for all subs) there is a sneak peek into the exhibition on Scotland Yard's Crime Museum currently at the Metropolitan Police Museum, featuring some of the cases behind the exhibits 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/murder-at-...