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Known as the Black Museum until the early 21st century, the museum came into existence at Scotland Yard sometime in 1874, arising out of the collection of prisoners' property gathered as a result of the Forfeiture Act 1870 and intended as an aid to the police in their study of crime and criminals. Initially unofficial, it had become an official ...
The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, north of the central business district. A 98-acre (40 ha) portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976. [ 1 ]
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs. Its name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place , which had its main public entrance on the Westminster street ...
Out of 3,197 crimes reported in Fort Worth’s five entertainment districts from Jan. 1, 2023, to March 10, 2024, the largest number — about 40 percent — happened in the West 7th area ...
Dallas County Courthouse - Old Red Museum. The list of museums in North Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Adam Worth (c. 1844 – 8 January 1902) was a crime boss and fraudster. His career in crime, stretching from the United States to Europe and southern Africa, included the infamous theft of Gainsborough's celebrated Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire , which he retained for 25 years.
The director of the Fort Worth Police Department Crime Lab is no longer employed by the city, according to a department spokesperson. Michael Ward’s employment with the city ended June 14.
The Black Museum is a radio crime-drama program produced by Harry Alan Towers, which was broadcast in the USA on the Mutual network in 1952. It was then broadcast in Europe in 1953 on Radio Luxembourg , a commercial radio station, and was not broadcast by the BBC until 1991.