The Seductive Teacher
A crime that made headlines around the world was the murder of 24-year-old stockbroker Greggory Smart in 1990. This was…
The world’s most notorious teenage serial killer
It was a news story that left even the most hardened investigators stunned in August 2009: a 17-year-old schoolgirl from…
The alleged female Jack the Ripper: Mary Eleanor Wheeler
Mary Eleanor Wheeler was a cold-blooded murderer. She was born in 1866 to Mary Eleanor Wheeler and Thomas Wheeler, but…
The macabre case of Madame Bessarabo, alias Héra Mirtel
Marie-Louise Victorine Bessarabo, better known by her pseudonym Héra Mirtel, was a fascinating yet shocking figure in French literature and…
The Augsburg ‘Girl-Slasher’
In the fascinating yet eerie history of the city of Augsburg, there are numerous figures who have left a lasting…
The Hartenberg Affair: A historical case of a con artist
Today, Friedrich von Hartenberg would be described as a classic con artist – someone who deliberately cheats and deceives others.…