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From the enduring mystery of Jack the Ripper to the Kray Twins, Ronnie Biggs, John George Haigh and the chilling history of 10 Rillington Place, British criminal history has supplied an extraordinary archive of disturbing personalities, extraordinary investigations and uncomfortable truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse original, unofficial t-shirt designs inspired by British true crime, historical murder cases, infamous criminals, gangsters, police investigations and notorious chapters in Britain's criminal past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome cases are closed. 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