The failed beheading
On May 12, 1854, the 19-year-old saddler's apprentice Christian Hussendörfer achieved dubious fame that immortalized…
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Even Marilyn Monroe knew that “diamonds are a girl's best friend.” A young man took…
Vienna’s murderer
In the 19th century, 36-year-old Maria Stupka went down in Vienna's criminal history because her…
The whipping boy
As in almost all companies, there is often a whipping boy among the employees who…
The last execution at Rabenstein
Like Rome, the Franconian city of Bamberg was built on seven hills, which is why…
The greedy serial killer
One serial killer who murdered out of pure greed was Maximilian Gufler, who went down…