Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
In 1924, Hanover became the scene of one of the most gruesome crimes in German history. Human remains were discovered on the banks of the River Leine, an event that left a lasting mark on the city and shocked the public. Attention turned to...
The Dark Side of Humanity
Finland’s worst female serial killer is, of all people, a nurse, whose job is to look after the well-being of patients. But this was not the case with nurse Aino Nykopp-Koski, who preferred to poison her elderly and bedridden patients with medication. The killer...
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...
It was 10 April 1987 when an oppressive silence hung over the court building in Aachen. The whispers of the public were drowned out by the gravity of the charges. Standing before the public were a man whose crimes had shaken not only the...
In 1908, a case in the small French village of Montigny-lès-Vesoul caught the attention of the public and the judiciary. Rose Marie Bobillier, a local farmer’s wife, was put on trial for double murder. Her story, which reads like a dark fairy tale, begins...
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...
