The city of Roermond, located in the Dutch province of Limburg on the border with Germany and close to Belgium, was once the scene of a bloody massacre in which 13 priests and monks were slaughtered o...
After the end of World War II, gangs of robbers wreaked havoc in Austria’s capital, Vienna. They were known as the Plattenbrüder (Plate Brothers), and the most dangerous and largest criminal org...
One of the most ruthless poisoners in German criminal history was Anna Margaretha Zwanziger, who was born on August 7, 1760, in her parents’ inn “Zum schwarzen Kreuz” (The Black Cross) in Nuremb...
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...
