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...
Bestiality in Crime
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...
Some women feel magically drawn to bad boys, even though these men always put their own interests first and rarely turn into tame, cuddly cats. One such bad boy—who killed four people yet still drew women in droves to his prison cell to have...
A truly heinous murder, which still raises many questions to this day, took place on May 15, 2006, in the penthouse above the Isarparkhaus at Baaderstr. 6 in the Bavarian capital of Munich. On that day, 59-year-old Charlotte Böhringer, a well-known, multimillionaire businesswoman who...
In July 2021, a vicious assassination attempt was carried out against prominent crime reporter Peter de Vries, shocking the Netherlands. After a television appearance in Amsterdam, Peter de Vries was on his way to the parking garage when two men suddenly ambushed him. One...
