The so-called “Crippen Case” is still considered one of the most spectacular criminal cases in Great Britain. The protagonist of this murder case was Hawley Harvey Crippen, better known as Dr. Crippen, who was the first suspect to be arrested with the help of...
Year: 2026
The last person to be executed in Gmünd was Eva Kary, who allegedly killed her husband with arsenic. Eva Kary was born Eva Faschauner on December 21, 1737, in Malta, Carinthia, and her life remains a fascinating and tragic chapter in Carinthian history to...
Véronique Frantz, born around 1825, is a fascinating, albeit dark, figure in French criminal history. Her story takes place in Alsace and unfolds in a combination of love, jealousy, and deadly desire. Driven by her insatiable desire to win the man of her dreams,...
In 1849, a gruesome crime in London captured the public’s attention and left a lasting mark on history. Marie Manning, née de Roux, was born in Switzerland in 1821 and later emigrated to Great Britain. There she worked as a maid for the wealthy...
It was a cool autumn morning in 1977 when two concerned ladies entered the Tübingen Institute unannounced. Holding a jar of blackberry compote in their hands, they asked for it to be tested for poison. What initially appeared to be a trivial request soon...
The murder of police officer Gerhard Gergaut was one of the most significant criminal cases in the German Democratic Republic and took place in January 1981. The case only gained wider publicity after reunification, although official reporting at the time was very brief. The...
