One of the largest arsenic poisonings in human history, affecting more than 200 people, took place in Britain in 1858. But how on earth did it come about? It all took place in the quiet town of Bradfo...
On 13 March 1927, Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel was born in New York City. At the time, no one could have imagined that Peter would one day be counted among Scotland’s most notorious serial killers and ...
A true master of arsenic poisoning, who managed to poison no fewer than 36 people over a period of 18 years without ever being detected, was the French serial killer and compulsive kleptomaniac Hélène...
Maultaschen are a speciality of Swabian cuisine. These small pasta pockets, traditionally filled with minced meat, are considered the quintessential Swabian national dish and are now known far beyond ...
One of the first serial killer couples in French criminal history was Marie Anne Martinel and Martin Dumollard from Montluel. They had devised a sophisticated tactic to rob young girls and then murder...
Andreas Bichel, from the Bavarian village of Regendorf, was a serial killer who lured young women into his woodshed between 1806 and 1808, killed them there and then dismembered their bodies into smal...
