Killer Show! Murder Weapons and Death Masks Star in New Exhibit

A shovel used to bury the body of a murder victim in 1910, an antique-looking gun that fired a shot at Queen Victoria in 1840 (it missed) and death masks from convicted criminals: These are among the strange and grisly artifacts associated with some of the most notorious crimes in recent British history. And they are now on display in the "Crime Museum Uncovered" exhibit that opens today (Oct. 9) at the Museum of London. The exhibit's storied artifacts are on loan from the Crime Museum — a