Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
On May 26, 2007, as it does every year, the Danish port city of Aalborg—also known as the Paris of the North—turned into one giant party. That’s because Denmark’s largest carnival takes place there over Pentecost, when schnapps and beer flow freely and the...
Poaching was punished as a serious crime until the mid-19th century, as hunting was reserved exclusively for the feudal lords or authorized individuals. The forest rangers, who served as law enforcement and were effectively the long arm of the authorities, were hated by the...
Even in ancient times, poison was a popular method for getting rid of unwanted people. One of the most spectacular poisonings of all time was the murder of Emperor Claudius. For those who held the highest office in ancient Rome lived in constant danger...
On November 26, 1983, at around 6:40 a.m., six armed men wearing balaclavas raided the Brink’s Mat security depot near Heathrow Airport in West London, a facility known for storing millions of pounds in cash. In just 20 minutes, they made off with 6,800...
The story of Marie Margarethe Beier—known simply as Grete—could easily have come straight out of a penny dreadful. She was a woman just 5 feet tall and extremely cunning, whose love for a petty criminal proved to be her undoing. Grete was the daughter...
The youngest people in Irish history to be convicted of murder were two 14-year-old boys. They had brutally killed a young girl in what appeared to be a satanic ritual. Their victim was 14-year-old Anatasia Kriégel, known as Ana. Ana was born on February...
