The Fairground Killer
Between 1962 and 1966, four boys were sexually abused, killed, and then dismembered with a butcher’s knife in North Rhine-Westphalia.…
The legendary bandit chief Babinsky
A Czech Robin Hood, revered in many popular Czech songs and novels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries…
The Lovers’ Killer
A heinous series of double murders targeting couples in love took place in Düsseldorf between 1953 and 1956. During this…
The Witch of the Super-Rich
As the “Witch of the Super-Rich,” Catherine Monvoisin—also known as “La Voisin”—made her mark on 17th-century French criminal history. She…
The Gripping Murder Trial of French Poisoner Marie Besnard
Marie Besnard went down in French criminal history as the “Poisoner of Loudon,” accused of poisoning 12 people with arsenic.…
The Pure Desire to Kill
The sadistic serial killer Werner Kniesek went down in criminal history as one of Austria’s most dangerous criminals. Werner went…