On December 21, 2015, a man posing as a school psychologist forced his way into a home in Rupperswil, Switzerland, holding four people hostage before killing them and setting the house ablaze. The subsequent manhunt would become one of Europe's most intensive criminal investigations.
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother and children's book author from Park City, was convicted on March 16, 2026, of poisoning her husband Eric with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022. Prosecutors argued she killed him to collect millions in life insurance and fund a new life with a boyfriend.
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Convicted sex offender Christian Brückner has been the prime suspect in the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann since 2020. Scotland Yard is now preparing a comprehensive evidence file to bring charges against him at Old Bailey in London.
In June 2019, German Regierungspräsident Walter Lübcke was shot and killed on his terrace. The perpetrator was right-wing extremist Stephan Ernst, who had planned the murder over an extended period.
On October 9, 2019, right-wing extremist Stephan Balliet attempted to murder approximately 80 worshippers at a synagogue in Halle, Germany. A single door held firm. He killed two passersby and livestreamed the attack online.
The conflict between Hells Angels and Bandidos has cost dozens of lives in Germany. From the bloody 1990s to the latest club bans in 2026 – a chronicle of organized biker crime.
Natten til 29. maj 1993 satte fire unge højreekstremister ild til boligen tilhørende den tyrkiske familie Genç i den tyske by Solingen. Fem kvinder og piger omkom i flammerne, mens otte andre blev alvorligt kvæstet.
The Red Army Faction terrorized West Germany for nearly three decades. Founders Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Ulrike Meinhof left behind a bloody trail of 34 murder victims, including business leaders, bankers and politicians.