The Pencil Murder
A spectacular murder case that still sends shivers down the spine today took place in Wiener Neustadt in 1973. It…
Hannibal’s younger brother
There are murders that are sometimes difficult to comprehend, as they occur without any clearly identifiable motive. One such series…
The ashes of the dead in the pillow
As is well known, real life writes the best stories, as the following criminal case proves. On 8 August 2018,…
The Nurse of Death
Thallium is a heavy metal which, like arsenic, was formerly used as rat poison because it is odourless and tasteless.…
The Poisonous Princess
For thousands of years, poison has been used as a murder weapon, and it was particularly popular amongst women, as…
The King’s Assassin
One of the greatest criminals in French history was François Ravaillac, who treacherously murdered King Henry IV. But why? François…