Murder in the City

Murder in the City: New York, 1910-1920 | Wilfried Kaute

#copsong has me thinking about this amazingly morbid book I found on #bookoutlet!! Back in the nineteenth and early twentieth century NYC cops used to dispose of crime scene photos in the Hudson River when they were no longer needed. These photos were forgotten in an old building, lucky for us!, and therefore survived to be published in this book 🔪
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Cinfhen, vivastory

Mitch I‘ve been following the blog of these photos online. Morbidly fascinating! 5y

emilyhaldi @Mitch oohhhh I need to look into that!! 5y

vivastory I need this! Have you heard of

Melancholy Accidents

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Novels in Three Lines

emilyhaldi No @vivastory but thanks to you I read the blurb and now I‘m dying to know more!! 5y

emilyhaldi @vivastory oh! And just saw your second book rec. I need it!! Have you read either?? 5y

vivastory I've read both. They both become a bit repetitive, but are definitely worth checking out. Probably best to dip into them. 5y

Cinfhen Only you & maybe @Meredith3 would find THIS book 😂🤣 5y

Meredith3 This is the coolest 💀 5y

Reviewsbylola Stacked both of those @vivastory!! 5y

Reviewsbylola I‘ve read this one. An even more horrifying one is

Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective's Scrapbook

Reviewsbylola @Cinfhen @Meredith3 ⬆️ 5y

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Murder in the City: New York, 1910-1920 | Wilfried Kaute

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Thank you to @emilyhaldi for bringing this one to my attention. It is a morbid and fascinating collection of crime scene and other related photographs that were discovered recently in NYC. Typical protocol was to dump all the photographs in the Hudson River after a certain amount of time, so the existence of these is fortunate. The text of various newspaper articles was also included, but the book is almost all photos.

robinb Wow...dumping in the river??! 😳 Sounds more like what you‘d do with the body, not the photographs. (edited) 6y

Soubhiville Yeah @robinb weird, huh? 6y

Reviewsbylola They also dumped old murder weapons in there too. Like thousands!! @robinb @Soubhiville 6y

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emilyhaldi Wow I didn't know that about the dumping part, just that they found these photos recently. How bizarre?!? And weapons too?? No wonder you're not supposed to swim in there 🤣 glad you liked this! 6y

robinb @Reviewsbylola , @soubhiville Good grief! This is literally one of those “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” cases. 🙄😫😂😂 Now I‘m imagining everything that could be under all that water...😱😱😱 6y

LeahBergen So, like... if you had to dispose of the weapon after you murdered someone back in the day, the Hudson would be the perfect place? Wtf? 😂 6y

LauraBeth I dated someone for a minute who was a cop with the NYPD and he took me on a boat ride around Manhattan at night and I remember thinking it was romantic with the NYC skyline all lit up as a backdrop and he leaned in and said, “You‘d have NO idea how many dead bodies are in the Hudson this very minute.” I never went out with him again but it did give me pause every time I looked at the Hudson. So no @emilyhaldi - NO swimming!! 😂 6y

Reviewsbylola Oh my good lord @LauraBeth I would have been like PLEASE tell me more!!!! 👂 👂 👂 6y

LauraBeth @Reviewsbylola 😂😂 6y

emilyhaldi Wow 😱 @LauraBeth I need to get down there with some scuba gear!!!!! 6y

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Murder in the City: New York, 1910-1920 | Wilfried Kaute

At the risk of making you guys think I'm a total sicko, I have to share this recent #bookoutlet purchase! It contains crime scene photos taken in #NewYork City between 1910-1920 & it's not for the faint of heart. Some photos have corresponding newspaper articles, like this one, explaining how 2 burglars ended up dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft in the middle of a robbery after the car went up a few floors on its own accord...😳
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elkeOriginal This looks awesome. #sicko (edited) 6y

LauraBeth Do you ever listen to the podcast The Popcast? One of their hosts, Jamie Golden, is OBSESSED with crime scene photos and talks about them (and her obsession) a lot. 6y

GripLitGrl This looks very interesting I'd give it a read 6y

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Reviewsbylola I requested this from the library. CANNOT WAIT. Hi, my names stephanie and I‘m a TOTAL SICKO!! 👋🏻 6y

RohitSawant Sounds fascinating. 😮 6y

TheWordJar This fellow sicko has now stacked this book! 6y

emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola enjoy 😁 I actually want to sit down with it at some point and read cover to cover... The pictures are so creepy I need to know more about the deaths!!! 🖤🖤🖤 6y

emilyhaldi @LauraBeth no I haven't heard of that podcast!! But i'm already intrigued 🧐 6y

Reviewsbylola I will absolutely sit down and read it cover to cover. 😂 6y

SandyW You guys need your own hashtag! #LitsySickos 6y

Mdargusch @Meredith3 you need this book too! 6y

Meredith3 Who doesn't love some good crime scene photos?!? ✨💞💀 6y

LeahBergen 😮😮 Disgustingly fascinating. I ordered a book (from Book Outlet too, oddly enough) that has all the horrific Jack the Ripper crime scene photos. 😆 You better put it in your cart. 😂

The Jack the Ripper Files: The Illustrated History of the Whitechapel Murders

BarbaraBB I can totally relate to that! 😱 6y