Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
A British criminal case that set a precedent with global implications for jurisprudence was the criminal proceedings in Regina v. Dudley and Stephens. The year was 1884 when, on May 19, the small sailing ship “Mignonette” set sail from Southampton bound for Sydney. On...
Delia Balmer experienced three years of living with a serial killer, knowing that she would be his next victim. In 1991, she met the sophisticated, 1.80-meter-tall, blond carpenter John Sweeney in a London pub. Delia Balmer, in her late 30s, was at the lowest...
A truly insidious murder of absolute brutality took place long ago in the bishopric city of Speyer. The year was 1277 when, on Good Friday of all days, cathedral dean Albrecht von Mußbach was lynched in an inconceivably cruel manner by unknown assailants. The...
Horst David was a true wolf in sheep’s clothing who went down in German criminal history as the Strangler of Regensburg. Horst David was an unassuming man who worked as a painter, was married, had two sons, and lived in the small village of...
Palermo is an exciting metropolis in the Mediterranean, idyllically located on the north coast of Sicily. The capital of Sicily was founded in the 8th century as a trading post by the Phoenicians. It was then conquered by the Romans. Under Muslim rule, it...
Vienna’s city center, known for its magnificent buildings, was shaken by a disturbing event in December 2018. Amidst the festively decorated streets, bustling with locals and tourists, the sharp bang of several gunshots echoed. The echo of this violence shattered the idyll of the...
