Explore published stories from Kuřim, Morávia do Sul, República Tcheca and nearby.
A baby monitor accidentally captured a scene inside a neighboring house in the Czech Republic. The ensuing investigation exposed prolonged abuse of two brothers, an adult posing as a child, and failures of protection that persisted beyond the discovery.
110 km · Čachtice
In present-day Slovakia, a medieval fortress became the place of Countess Erzsébet Báthory’s confinement. This dossier follows her estate management, the 1610-1611 inquiry, the fate of servants, her will and the much later emergence of the blood-bathing story.
519 km · Rotenburg an der Fulda
After Bernd Brandes died following an online-arranged meeting in Rotenburg, German courts reached two different verdicts. Why did claimed consent not settle the case? Follow the investigation, the evidence and the final murder conviction.
533 km · Klingenberg am Main
In Klingenberg, a student with a history of seizures underwent months of exorcism and died of malnutrition in 1976. This dossier traces interrupted care, the trial of her parents and priests, the exhumation legend, and the later use of recordings while separating evidence from belief.