Marie and Frederick Manning: The Horror of Bermondsey
In 1849, a gruesome crime in London captured the public’s attention and left a lasting mark on history. Marie Manning,…
The fatal blackberry compote
It was a cool autumn morning in 1977 when two concerned ladies entered the Tübingen Institute unannounced. Holding a jar…
The murder of a police officer in Leipzig: A criminal case in the GDR
The murder of police officer Gerhard Gergaut was one of the most significant criminal cases in the German Democratic Republic…
William Corder and the Murder in the Red Barn
The story of William Corder, better known as the “Red Barn Murder,” continues to fascinate people even after almost 200…
The mysterious murder of Julia Bulette: Virginia’s most famous prostitute and her gruesome end
In the 1860s, the glittering lights and foggy alleys of Virginia City in the US state of Nevada concealed not…
The Thrill Killer: Richard Fran Biegenwald
Richard Fran Biegenwald, better known as the Thrill Killer, was a notorious American serial killer. Between 1958 and 1983, he…