The Roermond Massacre
The city of Roermond, located in the Dutch province of Limburg on the border with Germany and close to Belgium,…
The drunkard
A true family tragedy that ended with the death of a tyrant took place on November 22, 1923, in the…
The Canal Killer
A series of gruesome murders of seven male youths aged between 11 and 18 shook the Rhine-Main area in the…
The end of the Simon gang
After the end of World War II, gangs of robbers wreaked havoc in Austria’s capital, Vienna. They were known as…
The ruthless housekeeper
One of the most ruthless poisoners in German criminal history was Anna Margaretha Zwanziger, who was born on August 7,…
The bloodthirsty Moselle gang
The 18th century was teeming with organized gangs of robbers. After the Seven Years’ War, Napoleon I’s troops marched into…