• Alphonse Bertillon - Father of the Mug Shot

  • Mar 26 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

Alphonse Bertillon - Father of the Mug Shot

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • In this episode, we discuss Alphonse Bertillon, a 19th Century police officer who pioneered an identification system for reoffenders, including the mug shot and developed new ways of photographing crime scene evidence. He was hailed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, helped solve the case of the missing Mona Lisa and was an expert witness in the Dreyfus Affair.


    Disclaimer:

    Theft, racism, suicide.


    Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/03/26/alphonse_bertillon


    Music by⁠⁠ Yevhen Onoychenko⁠⁠ from⁠⁠ Pixabay⁠⁠

    ---

    #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #alphonsebertillon #history #19thcentury #France #mugshot #crimescene #bertillonage #dreyfusaffair #monalisa
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Alphonse Bertillon - Father of the Mug Shot

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.