The Werewolf
In the 16th and 17th centuries, people were accused not only of witchcraft and sorcery, but also of being werewolves. One person who was actually convicted of being a werewolf…
Read moreIn the 16th and 17th centuries, people were accused not only of witchcraft and sorcery, but also of being werewolves. One person who was actually convicted of being a werewolf…
Read moreCountess Henkel von Kramschütz was a true femme fatale who instantly set every man’s heart aflutter. The attractive countess had many admirers who financed her extremely lavish lifestyle. In December…
Read moreOne of the most dangerous criminal gangs of the postwar era, which terrorized all of Munich, was the Panther Gang. The leader of this ruthless gang was Hugo Werner, a…
Read moreMathias Kneißl was a true bandit legend who continues to inspire countless films and books to this day. This last bandit of Bavaria was born on May 12, 1875, in…
Read moreEveryone knows the saying: “You have to eat the soup you’ve made for yourself.” This idiom, used when someone is to blame for something, originates from an old dining custom.…
Read moreThe Chorinsky case was a sensational crime that kept the international press in suspense for months and occurred during a highly volatile political period in which the old feudal system…
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