Véronique Frantz, born around 1825, is a fascinating, albeit dark, figure in French criminal history. Her story takes place in…
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Marie and Frederick Manning: The Horror of Bermondsey
In 1849, a gruesome crime in London captured the public’s attention and left a lasting mark on history. Marie Manning,…
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The fatal blackberry compote
It was a cool autumn morning in 1977 when two concerned ladies entered the Tübingen Institute unannounced. Holding a jar…
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The murder of a police officer in Leipzig: A criminal case in the GDR
The murder of police officer Gerhard Gergaut was one of the most significant criminal cases in the German Democratic Republic…
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Piedad, the deadly poisoner from Murcia: A story of child murders
In 1965, a tragedy occurred in the idyllic region of Murcia, Spain, that forever changed the image of a peaceful…
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William Corder and the Murder in the Red Barn
The story of William Corder, better known as the “Red Barn Murder,” continues to fascinate people even after almost 200…
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