Isabella Mueller (crime writer) 
One of the first serial killer couples in French criminal history was Marie Anne Martinel and Martin Dumollard from Montluel. They had devised a sophisticated tactic to rob young girls and then murder them. The couple would approach young girls at fairs and markets,...
Among the most gripping criminal cases in Austria are the gruesome murders of women committed by Wolfgang Ott, whose crimes only came to light by chance. It all began with the cries for help from a woman that residents heard on the morning of...
Andreas Bichel, from the Bavarian village of Regendorf, was a serial killer who lured young women into his woodshed between 1806 and 1808, killed them there and then dismembered their bodies into small pieces; he went down in German criminal history as the ‘Girl...
According to legend, the legendary Scottish Bean family was a whole clan that hunted people, not only to rob them but also to devour them with relish. They wreaked havoc during the reign of King James VI of Scotland in the 15th century. The...
Bruges, the romantic capital of the Belgian province of West Flanders, is regarded as the ultimate chocolate city. In the historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there are over 50 chocolate shops, and once a year the ‘Bruges in Choc’ chocolate festival...
One of the most brutal mass murderers in Austrian criminal history was Ernst Dostal. He went down in history as the subject of the largest manhunt in the Second Republic of Austria. On 13 June 1973, gendarmes made a gruesome discovery near a bridge...
