Called “mug shots” (after the british slang word “mug” meaning “face”) these images replaced drawings and descriptions on wanted posters.

“hahaha” was written in blood all over the walls.

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Known as “mug shots” (after the british slang word “mug” meaning “face”), these images replaced drawings and descriptions on wanted posters.

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The album contains over a thousand mugshots of prisoners and you can currently browse over 150 of these on our flickr pages, where they are divided into four separate sets relating to the male prisoners, the female prisoners, first world war criminals and children.

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His mugshot went nationwide in articles detailing the ghastly crime and osuna’s criminal history.

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