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Victorian Mugshots: Meet William Smith, Murderer

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We have been looking at vintage mugshots recently discovered in the archives of the West Midlands Police Department, including the oldest mugshot in British history.  Today’s Victorian featured felon is William Smith, who is depicted in one of the oldest existing mugshots of a murderer.

Smith was charged with killing his wife in August 1866.

His charge sheet simply reads: “Murder of wife in Hurst Street.”

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