Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
It was a news story that left even the most hardened investigators stunned in August 2009: a 17-year-old schoolgirl from São Paulo confessed to the police that she had stabbed 30 men to death since the age of 15. The story, reported by Fox...
The Dark Side of Humanity
Mary Eleanor Wheeler was a cold-blooded murderer. She was born in 1866 to Mary Eleanor Wheeler and Thomas Wheeler, but little is known about her childhood. When Mary was 14 years old, her father Thomas was found guilty of the murder of the farmer...
In the fascinating yet eerie history of the city of Augsburg, there are numerous figures who have left a lasting mark on the annals of time. One such figure is undoubtedly the ‘Girl-Slasher’, a name that struck fear and terror into the hearts of...
Murder stories aren’t necessarily the most pleasant tales, but some can be truly fascinating. One might think the following story comes straight from a crime novel, with Dr Buck Ruxton as its main character. He was born Bukhtyar Chompa Rustomji Hakim on 21 March...
On 23 January 2009, a horrific tragedy occurred in the small Flemish village of Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde in Belgium, which shook the entire nation. The attack on the Fabeltjesland nursery at 10.00 am left three people dead and a further twelve seriously injured. The perpetrator was...
The public often had mixed feelings towards criminals on their way to execution at Tyburn. Although the accused had committed crimes, many people wanted to watch the executions, particularly if the condemned showed courage and staged their deaths almost as a spectacle. The crowd...
