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The evil stepmother Martha Rendell: One of the most cold-blooded criminals in Australian history

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The evil stepmother Martha Rendell: One of the most cold-blooded criminals in Australian history

Isabella Mueller (crime writer) January 20, 2026

The dark stories of times past continue to fascinate today’s society, where true crime has become a popular genre. A particularly gruesome chapter in this history is the case of Martha Rendell, a notorious name that still echoes in the alleys of Western Australia....

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Forty Thieves: London’s legendary gang of female gangsters

Isabella Mueller (crime writer) January 19, 2026

In the bustling streets of London’s West End in the 1920s, a time when glamour and misery coexisted side by side, there was a remarkable group of women whose names were almost lost in the shadows of history. The “Forty Thieves” were an all-female...

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The Poisoner of Ashton: The Case of Mary Ann Britland

Isabella Mueller (crime writer) January 18, 2026

Mary Ann Britland was a notorious English poisoner who, on August 9, 1886, became the first woman to be executed in the dark halls of Strangeways Prison in Manchester. This chilling moment marked the end of a series of poisonings that shook not only...

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Buried alive: The dramatic kidnapping of Barbara Mackle

Isabella Mueller (crime writer) January 17, 2026

One of the most shocking crimes in American criminal history is the kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle. It was December 17, 1968, when a nightmare became reality for 20-year-old student Barbara Jane Mackle. On that day, she was kidnapped and buried alive 1.8 meters...

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The Cookie Monster Killer of Philadelphia: Harrison Graham

Isabella Mueller (crime writer) January 14, 2026

One of the most horrific crimes in Philadelphia’s history is the case of serial killer Harrison Graham, better known as the Cookie Monster Killer. Graham earned this nickname because he always carried a Cookie Monster doll with him since his youth. Graham was downright...

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Marcelo Costa de Andrade: Brazil’s most notorious serial killer

Isabella Mueller (crime writer) January 12, 2026

Brazil’s most notorious serial killer and religious fanatic is undoubtedly Marcelo Costa de Andrade, who in 1991 raped and murdered fourteen boys aged between 5 and 13 in the vicinity of Itaboraí, about 30 kilometers from the city of Niterói in the Brazilian state...

The evil stepmother Martha Rendell: One of the most cold-blooded criminals in Australian history

Forty Thieves: London’s legendary gang of female gangsters

The Poisoner of Ashton: The Case of Mary Ann Britland

Buried alive: The dramatic kidnapping of Barbara Mackle

The Cookie Monster Killer of Philadelphia: Harrison Graham

Marcelo Costa de Andrade: Brazil’s most notorious serial killer

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