Isabella Mueller (crime writer) 
After more than 16 years, the murder of Heidrun Pursche from Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen—previously considered an “unsolved case”—has finally been solved. According to witness statements, the 57-year-old cleaning lady, who worked at a clinic in Bad Krozingen, was on her way to work on the morning...
An exciting drama unfolded in the circles of Parisian high society during the fin de siècle. It was sparked by the dazzling Marguerite Steinheil, who was accused of killing her husband and her mother, for which she was put on trial. But let’s take...
One of the secret services’ favorite methods for eliminating unwanted enemies is through poison. The KGB, in particular, was notorious for its poisonings; its lethal substances had been developed since 1921 in a special laboratory, known as “The Chamber,” to enable murders without leaving...
The Polish nobleman Severin von Jaroszynski was a bon vivant par excellence. He was born on December 20, 1789, into a wealthy family in Podolia. Since education was very important to the family, Severin attended a boarding school in Warsaw for five years starting...
Even in ancient times, poison was used to eliminate enemies or simply unwanted people. One who met this fate was the Greek philosopher Socrates, who was sentenced to death by the cup of hemlock during the Athenian democracy for impiety and corrupting the youth...
A hostage crisis that kept all of Germany on the edge of its seat took place on October 31, 1994. At 4 a.m. that Monday, the felons Raymond Albert and Gerhard Polak took a police officer and his female colleague hostage in Stuttgart. They...
