Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
Sofia Maria Ekwall, born in 1826, was a Swedish woman whose name has been etched into the annals of Swedish criminal history. Her crime, considered one of the most notorious murders of the 19th century, is characterised above all by its dramatic twists and...
Neighborhood Secrets
One of the most brutal serial killers in British criminal history was Oladimeji K. Akinmurele, better known as the Cul-de-Sac Killer. He was born in Nigeria on 16 March 1978. As his mother was from the Isle of Man, Akinmurele grew up there. Even...
A criminal case that made headlines across Germany took place in Mönchengladbach in 1952. It was 27 January when the utterly distraught 31-year-old sexton, Hans Helpenstein, reported his wife missing at the Mönchengladbach police station at around 11.35 pm. He had last seen his...
A serial killer who, according to rumors, sold canned sausages containing human flesh at the Schlesischer Bahnhof in Berlin was the peddler Carl Großmann. This ruthless serial killer, who allegedly slaughtered 23 women in cold blood on his wooden bench, was born on December...
One death that continues to give rise to speculation to this day is that of Johann Georg Schrepfer. This controversial figure was not only active as a Freemason, but also as a spirit summoner, occultist and impostor. Through his séances – during which he...
One of the most famous matricides was Orestes from Greek mythology. Another man who committed matricide – the technical term for when a child kills their mother – was Kalistros Max Thielicke. Kalistros’s murder of his mother in early August 1930 shocked the whole...
