Maria Giuseppa Gizzi: The Queen of Bandits
Maria Giuseppa Gizzi, one of the most notorious figures of 19th-century Italy, was not only a serial killer but also a feared bandit. Her life and deeds, which oscillate between…
Read moreMaria Giuseppa Gizzi, one of the most notorious figures of 19th-century Italy, was not only a serial killer but also a feared bandit. Her life and deeds, which oscillate between…
Read moreIn the shadow of Munich’s Old Town, where the alleyways wind like veins through the heart of the Bavarian metropolis, one of the most shocking criminal cases Germany has ever…
Read moreIn 1908, a case in the small French village of Montigny-lès-Vesoul caught the attention of the public and the judiciary. Rose Marie Bobillier, a local farmer’s wife, was put on…
Read moreIn the dark days of the 14th century, when the shadows of the Plague and decay loomed over the Holy Roman Empire, a fearless figure arose in the Diocese of…
Read moreOne execution that was not only watched with bated breath across Europe but also caused a huge stir was that of Count Johann Friedrich Struensee on the Osterfeld in the…
Read moreMarie Jeanneret was a Swiss serial killer who was alleged to have 30 people to her name. Marie Jeanneret was born on 13 January in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.…
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