Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
In the 1970s, a series of gruesome murders of brunette women took place in the French town of Nogent-sur-Oise; these always occurred at dusk, which is why the serial killer was nicknamed the Shadow Killer. A total of seven women and one man were...
Neighborhood Secrets
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...
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...
One of the iconic figures in Vienna’s criminal history was master tailor Ferdinand Wurzinger, whose extravagant lifestyle proved to be his undoing. Ferdinand Wurzinger came from a middle-class background. His parents had decided at an early stage that Ferdinand should learn the respectable trade...
In 1862, the biggest letter theft of all time was uncovered in Vienna, in which a postal official had embezzled over 200,000 letters over a period of years, suspecting they contained money. The postal clerk in question was 32-year-old Karl Kalab, a helpful and...
The Bellwinkel trial is considered one of the most gripping criminal cases in Germany. At its center was 61-year-old senior building inspector Ludwig Bellwinkel from Kempen on the Lower Rhine, who had been charged with the murder of his first and second wives. Bellwinkel...
