Nell Darby

crime historian | writer | presenter

News24 •

CBS Justice spotlights the work of women detectives with true-crime marathons

• This Women's Month CBS Justice (DStv 170) celebrates the work of women detectives.
• Ten episodes in back-to-back true crime marathons will air on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 August from 19:00.
• As an introduction to Women on the Case, crime historian Dr Nell Darby gave Channel24 a quick overview of the history of women detectives.

This Women's Month CBS Justice celebrates the brilliant work of women detectives and experts whose painstaking efforts and leadership led to uncovering the secrets
Who Do You Think You Are Magazine •

Scottish ancestry: How to find Scottish criminal records

The Scottish criminal records system has historically been different from, and separate to, the institutions of England and Wales.

When the Act of Union took place in 1707, the Scottish legal and criminal justice systems remained separate from England. Since then, Scotland has generally continued to maintain its own systems, overseen by Scottish institutions. Historic Scottish criminal records now survive in different online collections.

If your ancestors were among Scotland’s poor, they might

Murder by the Sea: Interview with Dr Nell Darby | Freesat

Exploring some of the most frightening and unbelievable murders which have taken place at picturesque British seaside resorts, Murder by the Sea uncovers the dark side of the seaside. But let’s hear more from Dr Darby herself...

Hi Nell! First of all, for those who haven’t already seen the show, what can viewers expect from Murder by the Sea?

As with previous series, we look at real-life crimes that have a strong link to seaside communities, showing the dark side of life, away from the candy f
Masterpiece •

Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 2: Meet History's Early Female Detectives

If you love Miss Scarlet and The Duke and admire Eliza Scarlet’s unconventional career as a private detective, you’ll be amazed at history’s real female trailblazers! Turns out that while few in number, women private eyes worked on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 19th century.

To learn more about these investigators who unearthed evidence of adultery as the UK loosened its divorce laws, and who gained intelligence for both sides in the American Civil War, we turned to Nell Darby, crime

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