Webupdated april 12, 2021.

Updated may 9, 2024.

From kurt cobain to martin luther king jr. , see some of history's most famous mugshots and learn why these iconic figures were arrested in the first place.

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Photographs from the nebraska state penitentiary and omaha police court collections offer a glimpse into the lives of some random people more than 130 years ago.

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From a woman who sliced off her husband's penis to a serial killer who gleefully confessed to murdering 21 people, these vintage mugshots are just as unsettling as they are compelling.

This photograph shows a page from an album of criminal photographs taken at wormwood scrubs prison.

Webthese vintage mugshots allow us to see both the horror and humanity in the faces of criminals from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Anton wood, aka kid wallace american.

This photograph shows a page from an album of criminal photographs taken at wormwood scrubs prison.

Webthese vintage mugshots allow us to see both the horror and humanity in the faces of criminals from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Anton wood, aka kid wallace american.

Webpublished june 16, 2017.

Several of the offenders in these mug shots were arrested for β€œgrand larceny”.

Webfrom a kid who can't be older than 13 giving the police the evil eye to three chicago anarchists, we tracked down the most evocative mugshots in history.

After looking at these wild, funny, or just downright weird mugshots, it’s not hard to understand how these mugshots became so iconic.

The makeup and wardrobe for the shoot was done amazingly well as it transports the subjects back in time.

Webwhether the people depicted were innocent or guilty, every photograph told a story.

Webfrom a kid who can't be older than 13 giving the police the evil eye to three chicago anarchists, we tracked down the most evocative mugshots in history.

After looking at these wild, funny, or just downright weird mugshots, it’s not hard to understand how these mugshots became so iconic.

The makeup and wardrobe for the shoot was done amazingly well as it transports the subjects back in time.

Webwhether the people depicted were innocent or guilty, every photograph told a story.

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