In a small apartment in central Zagreb, the body of a woman who died in front…
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Kitty Genovese. The Murder That Shook the World
The murder of Kitty Genovese in March 1964 became a symbol of urban community indifference. The…
Peck’s Phone. A Story No One Can Explain
The Chatsworth train disaster claimed the lives of dozens of people, but Charles E. Peck’s story…
Bridget Riley. The Woman Who Made Paintings Move
Bridget Riley painted lines that moved. They stood still on the canvas, but eyes saw motion.…
Bismarck on His Deathbed. Scandal After Death
The death of Otto von Bismarck in 1898 sparked one of the earliest photographic scandals in…
Femicide in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua state has become since 1993 the scene of serial murders of women…
Chopin and Sand. Romance of Romanticism
Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand formed for nearly a decade one of the most famous artistic…
Elizabeth Báthory. Legend Versus Historical Sources
A 16th-century Hungarian aristocrat known as the „Blood Countess” may be the victim of one of…
Lucrezia Borgia. Between Legend and Truth
The figure of Lucrezia Borgia functioned for centuries in collective imagination as the embodiment of evil…