The failed beheading
On May 12, 1854, the 19-year-old saddler’s apprentice Christian Hussendörfer achieved dubious fame that immortalized him forever in Munich’s city…
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Even Marilyn Monroe knew that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” A young man took this to heart and, out…
Vienna’s murderer
In the 19th century, 36-year-old Maria Stupka went down in Vienna’s criminal history because her crime was so brutal. Maria…
The charred corpse
Shortly before Christmas 2001, a sales representative traveling in his company car on the Brünner Bundesstraße north of Vienna made…
The whipping boy
As in almost all companies, there is often a whipping boy among the employees who is punished for the mistakes…
The last execution at Rabenstein
Like Rome, the Franconian city of Bamberg was built on seven hills, which is why it was nicknamed Franconian Rome.…