Biographien der Kinder-Mörder

Published in 1791, "Biographien Der Kinder-mörder aus Gerichtlichen Akten Gezogen und Romantisch Dargestellt" is a collection of true crime stories that became a sensation in late eighteenth-century Germany. Written by Christian Heinrich Spiess, the book offers vivid and lurid accounts of notorious child murderers, drawing on court records and other sources to present a compelling portrait of crime and punishment in the period.
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