The Window to the Courtyard
A scenario reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film “Rear Window” occurred on June 6, 1925. On that day, housekeeper Josefine…
Cannibalism on the high seas
A British criminal case that set a precedent with global implications for jurisprudence was the criminal proceedings in Regina v.…
The Scalp Hunter
Delia Balmer experienced three years of living with a serial killer, knowing that she would be his next victim. In…
The brutally lynched cathedral dean
A truly insidious murder of absolute brutality took place long ago in the bishopric city of Speyer. The year was…
The Strangler of Regensburg
Horst David was a true wolf in sheep’s clothing who went down in German criminal history as the Strangler of…
Palermo and the severed head
Palermo is an exciting metropolis in the Mediterranean, idyllically located on the north coast of Sicily. The capital of Sicily…