Nel buio della storia criminale, alcune figure emergono come oscuri e spaventosi incarnamenti del male. Uno di questi è Peter Kürten, conosciuto come “Il vampiro di Düsseldorf”, un serial killer che terrorizzò la Germania durante gli anni ’20 con una serie di omicidi brutali e sanguinosi. La sua storia è un intrico di orrore, psicologia distorta e il costante scontro tra il bene e il male.
The Beltway Sniper
The term “Beltway Sniper” refers to the perpetrator (later identified as a duo) of a series of firearm attacks that rocked the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and its surroundings for three weeks in October 2002. These carefully planned and coordinated attacks resulted in the deaths of ten people and severe injuries to three others, occurring in seemingly unrelated locations.
By Dennis Nilsen Muswell Hill Murderer
British serial killer killed at least twelve young men in his London homes between 1978 and 1983. Second of three children of the couple formed by Elizabeth Duthie Whyte and Olav Magnus Moksheim. His father was a Norwegian soldier who arrived in Scotland in 1940 during the Second World War. After a brief courtship, he married Elizabeth Whyte in May 1942 and her spouses moved into her parents’ home.
By Richard Ramirez – Night Stalker: “The Night Predator”
Richard Ramirez – Night Stalker: “The Night Predator” Introduction Richard Ramirez, also known as “The Night Stalker,” is one of the most infamous and feared…
By The Butcher of Hanover
In the grim landscape of crime that characterized 1920s Germany, few cases emerged with the horror and ruthlessness of that of Fritz Haarmann, known as “The Butcher of Hanover.” However, the darkness of this story is incomplete without mentioning Hans Grans, Haarmann’s accomplice and lover.
By Mary Ann Cotton: The First British Serial Killer
Mary Ann Cotton, born Mary Ann Robson (Low Moorsley, County Durham, October 31, 1832 – Durham, March 24, 1873), was a British serial killer accused of murdering more than 21 people, mostly using arsenic.
By Peter Stubbe, the ‘Serial Killer’ Werewolf of Bedburg
Peter Stubbe, also known as Peter Stumpp, is one of the most infamous figures in European folklore, tied to a series of crimes considered one of the most famous cases of lycanthropy in the 16th century. His story is a combination of reality, myth, and superstition, often cited as an example of the collective psychosis that characterized Europe during the era of witch hunts.
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