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2010 Crime Dramas on British TV

      Idris Elba, Kenneth Branagh, Brenda Blethyn and Benedict Cumberbatch in a great acting line-up as gangsters, stalkers and a modern-day Sherlock Holmes hit UK television.  Perhaps one of 2010’s most intriguing new crime shows is this six-part thriller starring Idris Elba – Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell in The Wire – in the title role as John Luther. …

Happy Birthday, Clarence Walker

The New Criminologist would like to wish one of our Investigative Journalists, Clarence Walker, a very happy birthday. …

Serial killer Robert Black charged with murder of fourth schoolgirl

One of Britain's most notorious serial killers is to stand trial over the murder of a fourth schoolgirl. …

Chinese gangsters get death penalty in Chongqing trials

China has sentenced six gangsters to death for murder, machete attacks and price fixing amid growing fears over the expanding power of crime syndicates. …

Leech Helps Cops Crack 8-Year-Old Robbery

A leech found at a crime scene eight years ago led Australian police to a man who admitted robbing an elderly woman in 2001, officials said Tuesday. …