Isabella Mueller (crime writer) 
It was a news story that left even the most hardened investigators stunned in August 2009: a 17-year-old schoolgirl from São Paulo confessed to the police that she had stabbed 30 men to death since the age of 15. The story, reported by Fox...
Mary Eleanor Wheeler was a cold-blooded murderer. She was born in 1866 to Mary Eleanor Wheeler and Thomas Wheeler, but little is known about her childhood. When Mary was 14 years old, her father Thomas was found guilty of the murder of the farmer...
Marie-Louise Victorine Bessarabo, better known by her pseudonym Héra Mirtel, was a fascinating yet shocking figure in French literature and society. Born on 24 October 1868 in Lyon, she was not only a talented writer but also a passionate feminist and a controversial figure...
In the fascinating yet eerie history of the city of Augsburg, there are numerous figures who have left a lasting mark on the annals of time. One such figure is undoubtedly the ‘Girl-Slasher’, a name that struck fear and terror into the hearts of...
Today, Friedrich von Hartenberg would be described as a classic con artist – someone who deliberately cheats and deceives others. He gained notoriety for defrauding his mentor, the respected historian Johannes von Müller, of his fortune and ruining him emotionally. Yet Hartenberg’s life, marked...
Murder stories aren’t necessarily the most pleasant tales, but some can be truly fascinating. One might think the following story comes straight from a crime novel, with Dr Buck Ruxton as its main character. He was born Bukhtyar Chompa Rustomji Hakim on 21 March...
