It was 10 April 1987 when an oppressive silence hung over the court building in Aachen. The whispers of the public were drowned out by the gravity of the charges. Standing before the public were a man whose crimes had shaken not only the...
Klaas Annink, better known as Huttenkloas, is a colourful figure in the history of Dutch crime. Born on 18 June 1710, the son of Jannes Annink and Geertrui Sueters in Bentelo, a small town in Twente, he left a lasting impression through the crimes...
Maria Giuseppa Gizzi, one of the most notorious figures of 19th-century Italy, was not only a serial killer but also a feared bandit. Her life and deeds, which oscillate between legend and reality, form a fascinating yet terrifying chapter in Italian criminal history. Gizzi...
In the shadow of Munich’s Old Town, where the alleyways wind like veins through the heart of the Bavarian metropolis, one of the most shocking criminal cases Germany has ever witnessed took place in 1907. In the midst of this idyllic setting, a girl...
In 1908, a case in the small French village of Montigny-lès-Vesoul caught the attention of the public and the judiciary. Rose Marie Bobillier, a local farmer’s wife, was put on trial for double murder. Her story, which reads like a dark fairy tale, begins...
One of the most brutal serial killers in British criminal history was Oladimeji K. Akinmurele, better known as the Cul-de-Sac Killer. He was born in Nigeria on 16 March 1978. As his mother was from the Isle of Man, Akinmurele grew up there. Even...
