There Were More Criminals In the Olden Days — the successful podcast now available as a book
Nina Batram and Katharina Kolvenbach, two (pre-) historians whisk us off to the past and recount interesting historical criminal cases. Just like in their podcast Früher war mehr Verbrechen (There Were More Criminals In the Olden Days), they illustrate possible solutions to long-ago crimes and cold cases, as well as their relevance for today — always respectful, with a lot of empathy and expert knowledge.
For example, they shine a light on a murdering family, a poisoner, a fake wife, a scheming aristocratic murderer and possibly the most famous serial killer in the world, Jack the Ripper.
All cases have been thoroughly researched and the readers are surprised by details that have not yet been published on the podcast. Excursions into the respective eras provide additional background information.
It is worth looking to the past in order to better understand present-day criminal cases and the psychology of the perpetrators.
