Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
A series of robberies and murders so spectacular that they even made their way onto the stage took place during the Weimar period. The main character was Wilhelm Blume, whose dream was to become a great playwright. To make this dream come true, he...
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One of the most notorious serial killers in German criminal history was Bernhard Prigan, better known as the Highway Killer. He was given this nickname by the media because he usually killed his victims near highways, which he had previously cycled along. Bernhard Prigan...
Dear friends, The year 2025 is coming to an end, and we look forward to the new year 2026 with excitement and hope. The last few months have been full of ups and downs, which have affected us all in different ways. Now it...
Almost everyone knows the popular children’s song “Bake, bake a cake. The baker has called! Who wants to bake a good cake? You need seven ingredients.” According to the children’s song, these are eggs, lard, sugar, salt, milk, flour, and saffron, but certainly not...
The last murderer sentenced to death and executed in Austria was Johann Trnka. He was a robber and murderer who had brutally murdered two women in Vienna. When student Heinrich Koller arrived at his mother’s apartment at Albertgasse 55 in Vienna’s 8th district, Josefstadt,...
Sadistic serial killer Werner Kniesek went down in criminal history as one of Austria’s most dangerous criminals. Werner went off the rails at an early age, stealing, skipping school, and repeatedly running away from home. For these reasons, on June 5, 1962, his completely...
