Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
The 1920s were a difficult time for the city of Sheffield. High unemployment and extreme poverty turned parts of the city into miserable slums, which were soon plagued by gangs. One of the most notorious was the Park Brigade, led by Samuel Garvin. This...
A shocking case reflecting the cruel reality of human trafficking and forced prostitution occurred in 2023. It was November 22, 2023, when an emergency call was received at the rescue station in Koblenz at around 1:25 a.m. A neighbor who lived in an apartment...
The so-called “Crippen Case” is still considered one of the most spectacular criminal cases in Great Britain. The protagonist of this murder case was Hawley Harvey Crippen, better known as Dr. Crippen, who was the first suspect to be arrested with the help of...
The last person to be executed in Gmünd was Eva Kary, who allegedly killed her husband with arsenic. Eva Kary was born Eva Faschauner on December 21, 1737, in Malta, Carinthia, and her life remains a fascinating and tragic chapter in Carinthian history to...
Véronique Frantz, born around 1825, is a fascinating, albeit dark, figure in French criminal history. Her story takes place in Alsace and unfolds in a combination of love, jealousy, and deadly desire. Driven by her insatiable desire to win the man of her dreams,...
In 1849, a gruesome crime in London captured the public’s attention and left a lasting mark on history. Marie Manning, née de Roux, was born in Switzerland in 1821 and later emigrated to Great Britain. There she worked as a maid for the wealthy...
