Isabella Mueller (crime writer) 
On 23 January 2009, a horrific tragedy occurred in the small Flemish village of Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde in Belgium, which shook the entire nation. The attack on the Fabeltjesland nursery at 10.00 am left three people dead and a further twelve seriously injured. The perpetrator was...
The public often had mixed feelings towards criminals on their way to execution at Tyburn. Although the accused had committed crimes, many people wanted to watch the executions, particularly if the condemned showed courage and staged their deaths almost as a spectacle. The crowd...
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...
