The Girl Slitter of Augsburg
The fascinating but also eerie history of the city of Augsburg features numerous figures who have left a lasting mark…
The murderous tennis player
Vere Thomas Goold, better known as “St. Leger,” was not only a brilliant tennis player, but also a treacherous murderer.…
The insidious poisoner Irmgard Swinka: Germany’s last death penalty
The last death penalty in Germany was imposed on April 21, 1949, in Cologne, and it was handed down to…
The first woman to die in the electric chair: Martha M. Place
The story of Martha M. Place is a tragic and dark episode in American criminal history, culminating in her final…
Murder out of passion – The cruel act of public execution in Berlin
Charlotte Sophie Henriette Meyer, a little-known resident of Berlin, was to go down in the annals of Berlin’s city history…
The sinister doctor: The sinister legacy of Thomas Neill Cream, one of the first serial killers
Thomas Neill Cream, better known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Canadian doctor and serial killer who poisoned his victims…