The legendary bandit chief Babinsky
A Czech Robin Hood, revered in many popular Czech songs and novels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a protector of the poor against the authorities, was…
Read moreA Czech Robin Hood, revered in many popular Czech songs and novels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a protector of the poor against the authorities, was…
Read moreA heinous series of double murders targeting couples in love took place in Düsseldorf between 1953 and 1956. During this period, a perpetrator would lie in wait for couples who…
Read moreAs the “Witch of the Super-Rich,” Catherine Monvoisin—also known as “La Voisin”—made her mark on 17th-century French criminal history. She exploited the intrigues and desires that prevailed at the court…
Read moreMarie Besnard went down in French criminal history as the “Poisoner of Loudon,” accused of poisoning 12 people with arsenic. The murder trial, which lasted nearly 10 years, is considered…
Read moreThe sadistic serial killer Werner Kniesek went down in criminal history as one of Austria’s most dangerous criminals. Werner went off the rails at a young age, stealing, skipping school,…
Read moreSometimes life writes the craziest scripts, which seem so unbelievable that they defy rational explanation. This was also the case with the following crime story. On 16 September 1990, a…
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