Isabella Mueller (crime writer)
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...
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...
