By chance, the Russian police uncovered one of the most notorious cannibal couples, who had dismembered more than 30 people and then preserved their body parts in preserving jars in order to eat them. But let’s take it one step at a time. It...
Arwed Imiela was a man whom women trusted blindly and who shamelessly exploited that trust to enrich himself at their expense. He was not only a ruthless con artist but also a cold-blooded serial killer. But let’s take it one step at a time....
The true partners in crime, who murdered six people in Greece within a matter of days in order to enrich themselves, were the two 31-year-old Germans Hermann Duft and Hans Wilhelm Bassenauer, who had been best mates since their school days. The two had...
A crime that shocked the world because it was so heinous and yet fascinating at the same time took place in 1981 in France’s capital, Paris. It was June 11 when Dutch student Renée Hartevelt was invited to dinner at the apartment of her...
A true master of arsenic poisoning, who managed to poison no fewer than 36 people over a period of 18 years without ever being detected, was the French serial killer and compulsive kleptomaniac Hélène Jégado. But who was this woman who took so many...
Maultaschen are a speciality of Swabian cuisine. These small pasta pockets, traditionally filled with minced meat, are considered the quintessential Swabian national dish and are now known far beyond the borders of Swabia. A true lover of these dumplings was Nikolai Schumaghalijew, better known...
