Alphonse Bertillon (1853 – 1914) was a French police officer and photographer who developed the first scientific system used by police to identify criminals and is credited with inventing the mug shot.
Here is some of his work, don't worry, I left out the dead bodies.
More about Mr. Bertillon;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_…
Sorry, I can't tell you more about the stories behind these photos.
My French is pretty bad.
Two photos in one tweet doesn't mean they're connected.
All pictures can be found at Wikipedia Commons.
As terrible as it sounds, these crime scene photos are very valuable to historians as generally photos of interiors back then are low quality and made during special occasions, so houses were cleaned up.
Although extra messy, they still offer us a glimpse of daily life.
And finally, a silent witness, a pocket watch found at a crime scene.
Oh I forgot, I wrote about Bertillon in relation to some fake history;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2017/06/23/not…
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