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JONATHAN WHICHER

Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher was an English detective. He was born in 1814 at Camberwell, London and died in 1881. After working as a labourer he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1837. He rose to the rank of Detective Inspector and was renowned for his investigations. His failure to solve the 1860 'Road House Mystery', damaged his reputation, though it is very likely he knew the culprit and she later confessed, there was insufficient evidence to prosecute.
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