In the annals of German criminal history, there are names that still send shivers down the spine even today. One such name is Kuno Hofmann, better known as the ‘Vampire of Nuremberg’. His crimes, which caused a sensation in the early 1970s, represent a...
Religious Extremism
In the dark days of the 14th century, when the shadows of the Plague and decay loomed over the Holy Roman Empire, a fearless figure arose in the Diocese of Constance, determined to restore order and rid the Church of its vices. This man...
Marie Jeanneret was a Swiss serial killer who was alleged to have 30 people to her name. Marie Jeanneret was born on 13 January in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. Marie came from one of the most distinguished families. However, her parents died whilst...
A horrific execution of two innocent Scandinavian female students took place in mid-December 2018 in the Atlas Mountains. On December 8, 24-year-old Danish student Luisa Vestrager Jespersen and her 28-year-old Norwegian classmate Maren Ueland had arrived in Morocco to explore the country as backpackers....
A nun who, in the name of God, is believed to have more than 177 people to her name was the Greek woman Mariam Soulakiotis, better known as Mother Rasputin. She is not only regarded as one of Greece’s most notorious female serial killers,...
Intrigues are as old as humanity itself. Bishop Emmeram learned this the hard way when a slanderous accusation cost him his life. His murder in the 7th century is considered one of the oldest political mysteries in Bavaria’s criminal history. Bishop Emmeram came from...
