Titres dans Historique

Im September 1905 wird die Leiche einer Frau im Merstham-Tunnel gefunden. Indizien deuten auf einen tödlichen Übergriff während einer Zugfahrt hin. Trotz zahlreicher Hinweise blieb der Fall ungelöst, bis Jahre später der Bruder des Opfers unter falscher Identität seine beiden Lebensgefährtinnen, drei Kinder und sich selbst ermordet.

Zwischen Herbst 1940 und Sommer 1941 verübte der Bahnbeamte und SA-Mann Paul Ogorzow unter Ausnutzung seiner Position als Eisenbahner in Berlin eine Serie brutaler Überfälle auf alleinreisende Frauen, wobei er mehrere von ihnen mit einem stumpfen Gegenstand erschlug und aus.

È il 29 maggio 1985: Mario ha otto anni e ha giocato tutto il pomeriggio nel campetto vicino casa, con le prime scarpe coi tacchetti di ferro. Sono usate e più piccole di un numero, ma lo hanno fatto sentire grande e importante, pronto per guardare in tv la sua Juventus contendere al Liverpool la Coppa dei Campioni nella finale al vecchio stadio Heysel di Bruxelles. Mario, ancora sporco di terra, sente le strade di Martina Franca svuotarsi e l'emozione crescere. Non può sapere che all'Heysel si è appena consumata una delle più gravi tragedie della storia del calcio.

Découvrez les trajectoires des grandes femmes criminelles de ces dernières années. Connaissez-vous l'histoire de la fusillade sur une école perpétrée par Brenda Spencer, le parcours sinistre d'Aileen Wuonos, communément surnommée « La demoiselle de la mort » ou encore la mystérieuse mort de Monique Lejeune ? Quelles sont les motivations et les réflexions qui se cachent derrière ces crimes ? Cette série audio de 10 histoires vous plonge dans l'univers sombre et complexe de ces femmes meurtrières et questionne les frontières entre criminalité et psyché humaine.

Acid-throwing brides, axe-murdering maids, mysterious deaths at Greystone mansion, and the real story of what happened the night a superstar publicist was gunned down on Sunset Boulevard; just a few of the many stories in this "Rip-roaring" story featuring the first 100 years of grand times and grand crimes in the world's glamour capital of Beverly Hills.

I 1948 kører to japanske politibetjente deres sædvanlige patrulje gennem Tokyos gader. Her stopper de en mand på cykel, der hævder, at han er på vej til en slægtnings hus med en kasse mandariner. Da betjentene inspicerer cyklen, gør det et grusomt fund: liget af en baby, der ligger gemt i en tøjbylt. Politiet fører manden til hans arbejdsplads, lighuset, og her finder de yderligere fire lig, alle babyer.

Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation.

In his book, published in 1906, Harry Houdini informs and amuses his audiences with stories and interviews "exposing" the life of criminals. Always the showman, his intentions are to amuse, while safeguarding the public and possibly deterring those who may be tempted into a life of crime.

¿Quién fue el sangriento asesino escocés que inspiró la historia de Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde? ¿Cómo hizo un famoso anatomista británico para asesinar y además vender los cadáveres de sus víctimas? ¿Cómo se las ingenió Ann Cotton para matar a cuatro maridos, once hijos y dos amantes sin levantar sospechas? El primer juicio "del siglo" lo protagonizó una joven supermodelo. En Alemania levantaron la única estatua en el mundo para homenajear a un ladrón. En Francia un hombre vendió dos veces la torre Eiffel y se animó a estafar a Al Capone.

The Co-Ed Killer, Son of Sam, Hillside Strangler, and Dating Game Killer—in many ways, terrifying serial killers were as synonymous with the 1970s as Watergate, disco, and the oil crisis. This fascinating collection of profiles presents the most notorious as well as lesser-known serial murderers of that decade. Beyond Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz, it includes more obscure killers like Coral Eugene Watts, known as “The Sunday Morning Slasher,” who killed 80 women; Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer"; and Rodney Alcala, who is believed to have killed between 50 and 130 people between 1971-1979.

In 1898, a group of schoolboys in Bridgeport, Connecticut, discovered gruesome packages under a bridge holding the dismembered remains of a young woman. Finding that the dead woman had just undergone an abortion, prosecutors raced to establish her identity and fix blame for her death. Suspicion fell on Nancy Guilford, half of a married pair of “doctors” well known to police throughout New England. A fascinated public followed the suspect’s flight from justice, as many rooted for the fugitive.

The so-called "crime of the century"—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—was almost preordained to happen. Like all presidents from decades before him, JFK played it loose with security—open cars, Secret Service agents at a distance, and a desire to be seen. Yet conspiracy buffs are certain the security setup on November 22, 1963 was unusual and suspicious. It wasn't.

In this gripping series, Helena Kennedy, celebrated human rights lawyer, broadcaster and civil liberties expert and playwright Rib Davis bring to life eight groundbreaking twentieth century trials. With the help of a full cast, they reveal how the British legal system has been influenced by powerful human stories that redefined the law to better reflect our modern society.

Denise Mina is well known for her bestselling 'Tartan Noir' novels. She has twice won the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award, and her 'Paddy Meehan' series has been adapted for BBC TV. Before becoming a novelist, she studied law, and she has a particular interest in true crime. In these six episodes, she uncovers some of Scotland's most dramatic trials that continue to fascinate us years later. Also included is a bonus documentary, The Street Lawyer.

President Gerald Ford suffered two attempts on his life during his term in office: one by a young woman in Charles Manson's Family, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, and the other by a far more unlikely candidate—an average middle-aged mother of five—Sara Jane Moore. After thirty years in contact with Moore in prison, journalist Geri Spieler deconstructs her life in Housewife Assassin, tracing the path from Moore's small-town upbringing in West Virginia to that fateful moment when she tried to assassinate the president.

Some said that the killer couldn't be a local. Others claimed that he was the wealthy son of a prominent Morgantown family. Whispers spread that Mared and Karen were sacrificed by a satanic cult or had been victims of a madman poised to strike again. Then the handwritten letters began to arrive: You will locate the bodies of the girls covered over with brush—look carefully. The animals are now on the move.

La Iglesia católica habría querido que estos crímenes permanecieran ocultos o que se olvidasen. Pero en los suntuosos salones y frente al altar de la Basílica de San Pedro también se mintió, también se robó, también se mató.

Non tutti sanno che Charles Dickens è stato uno dei primi reporter di cronaca nera: fra il 1850 e il 1867, sulle pagine di Household Words e All the Year Round (le riviste da lui dirette) ha infatti firmato molti articoli incentrati sul crimine e sulla neonata figura del detective. Nel presente contributo - che ci illumina sulla percezione che un uomo del tempo poteva avere, rispetto ai fenomeni criminali - Dickens illustra il caso di due noti malviventi, mettendoli a confronto con grande scrupolo critico e anticipando molti temi chiave della successiva criminologia.

Ispirandosi alla vicenda già narrata in "Thomas Griffiths Wainewright ovvero, Janus Weathercock, l'avvelenatore", Dickens ci porta a contatto con la spietata realtà di una mente criminale, raccontandoci l'episodio di un agente assicurativo intento ad aiutare un altro personaggio - dai contorni misteriosi - a salvare la ragazza che ama dalle grinfie di un truffatore. Pubblicato originariamente sotto forma di articolo, il resoconto mette in luce gli aspetti più inquietanti dell'Inghilterra vittoriana.

Se volete immergervi nella brumosa Inghilterra vittoriana, non vi è miglior guida di Charles Dickens, qui nelle vesti inedite di appassionato cronista investigativo. I nove racconti contenuti in "Guardie e ladri" - originariamente pubblicati come articoli - sono infatti altrettante cronache di eventi reali, trattati dall'autore con inventiva narrativa e rigore giornalistico.