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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.

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

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

Medico-legal treatise on homicide by external violence.

Corrupt bodies : death and dirty dealing in a London morgue / Peter Everett and Kris Hollington.

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The mystery of murder. An Horizon special.

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

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

Medico-legal treatise on homicide by external violence.

Corrupt bodies : death and dirty dealing in a London morgue / Peter Everett and Kris Hollington.