In the mind of a murderer

The true crime genre has been on the rise recently and is attracting more and more readers. Denisa Prošková, an experienced author of fourteen books, therefore comes up with stories of famous and forgotten Czech crime stories. They try not only to describe individual stories, but also to reveal their psychological background. It therefore deals with the motivation and mindset of individual murderers. Crime stories cover the period from the 19th century to almost the present day. The author introduces us to one of the most famous Czech criminals, Václav Babinský, Spartakian murderer Jiří Straka, the first Czech murderer convicted using DNA, Milan Lubas, or Karla Leanna Homolka, a famous modern-day Canadian murderer with Czech roots. It also deals with the case of the oldest Czech woman sentenced to life imprisonment, Miroslava Kukačková, the sadistic lullaby of Jaroslava Fabiánová, or the well-known case of the Stodol couple. It also deals with the fate of the murdered Otýlí Vranská, whom the murderer dismembered and hid in two suitcases.