On May 12, 1854, the 19-year-old saddler’s apprentice Christian Hussendörfer achieved dubious fame that immortalized him forever in Munich’s city history. Christian Hussendörfer was an unmarried saddler’s apprentice in Syburg who liked to drink more than his fair share and stay out late into...
Even Marilyn Monroe knew that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” A young man took this to heart and, out of love, committed a fatal act of stupidity that changed his whole life. On December 8, 1908, the son of Viennese jeweler Julius Frankfurter...
Being committed to a psychiatric hospital against your will for seven years, and for no reason, is truly a horror scenario for anyone. This is exactly what happened to Gustl Ferdinand Mollath. He was born on November 7, 1956, in Nuremberg and achieved nationwide...
A common motive for murder is jealousy, which can affect anyone, regardless of their intelligence, age, or social background. One person who was so plagued by jealousy that he wiped out an entire family was 26-year-old Andreas E. The young man was a trained...
Today, Milan is considered a fashion capital. But in the 1970s and 1980s, Milan was Italy’s number one crime capital. During this period, various gangs fought bitter turf wars. One of these gangsters was Francis Turatello, also known as Angel Face. He was rumored...
In the 19th century, 36-year-old Maria Stupka went down in Vienna’s criminal history because her crime was so brutal. Maria Stupka was born in Beneschau. As a young woman, she moved to Vienna, where she lived as a single woman in a two-room apartment...
