The 18th century was teeming with organized gangs of robbers. After the Seven Years’ War, Napoleon I’s troops marched into the area west of the Rhine, causing many German officials to flee...
Belgium’s deadliest serial killer is undoubtedly Marie Alexandrine Becker. She was born Marie Alexandrine Petitjean on July 14, 1879, in Landen, where she grew up on a farm. At the age of 16, Ma...
Jealousy can lead to danger and ultimately to murder. This was the fate of 46-year-old Juliane Karner, who was murdered by her own husband, 43-year-old Anton Karner, out of blind jealousy. But how did...
On May 12, 1854, the 19-year-old saddler’s apprentice Christian Hussendörfer achieved dubious fame that immortalized him forever in Munich’s city history. Christian Hussendörfer was an unm...
Even Marilyn Monroe knew that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” A young man took this to heart and, out of love, committed a fatal act of stupidity that changed his whole life. On December 8,...
In the 19th century, 36-year-old Maria Stupka went down in Vienna’s criminal history because her crime was so brutal. Maria Stupka was born in Beneschau. As a young woman, she moved to Vienna, w...
