Top 10 Victorian Era Crime Solving Techniques

(via Listverse)The Victorian Era spanned the length of Queen Victoria’s reign in England, lasting from 1837-1901. This age in English history is known for the economic, cultural, technological, and religious change that it fostered. As with any profound social change movement, many of the English felt crushed beneath the wheels of progress. With older ways of life dying and economic disparity a constant pressure, a natural shift in crime followed. And with it came ever-evolving police and detective forces. Though police at the time lacked the sophisticated modern forensics that often make or break cases today, the techniques they employed range from the upsettingly obvious to the surprisingly ingenious. Here are ten examples of how detectives solved crimes in the Victorian Era.