Ireland never had traditional crown jewels, but the jewelled insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick were given such a grand title following their disappearance. These magnificent pieces were worn by the King, as Sovereign of the Order, particularly during the official...
During the cold nights at the end of 2002, as the New Year celebrations were approaching, something inconceivable happened. The murder of Simone Dewenter, then aged 30, a sex worker from Cologne-Kalk, shook the region and has left a deep trail of unresolved questions...
It was a cool autumn morning in 1977 when two concerned ladies walked into the Tübingen Institute unannounced. Holding a jar of blackberry compote in their hands, they asked for it to be tested for the presence of poison. What initially appeared to be...
Berlin-Marzahn, a district in the east of Berlin, was plunged into fear and terror between 1985 and 1987 by a series of shocking telephone calls. These calls came from an anonymous perpetrator who incited children to commit lethal acts and sexually harassed women. The...
7 July 1997 is a date that has gone down in Belgian criminal history. On that day, driven by rage and jealousy, Remy Lecrenier committed a brutal series of murders in the small village of Bas-Oha near Liège. The events of that day and...
Martin Lecián, born on 31 October 1900 in Ostrožské Předměstí, was a Czech criminal and serial killer whose life was marked by violence and crime. His case caused a huge stir not only in the Czech Republic but also internationally. One article after another...
