A successful stunt: millions stolen, without a single shot being fired. Without any apparent violence, the architects of these operations looked like Robin Hood. Even if the reality is often much more dull. And that these men, caught up or not by the justice, generally do not have the romantic profile that one lends them. For this story, let's go to Nice, and more precisely to the Société Générale safe room, on July 16, 17 and 18, 1976, in the heart of the city. The loot? 46 million francs, the equivalent of about 29 million euros today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A successful stunt: millions stolen, without a single shot being fired. Without any apparent violence, the architects of these operations looked like Robin Hood. Even if the reality is often much more dull. And that these men, caught up or not by the justice, generally do not have the romantic profile that one lends them. For this story, let's go to Nice, and more precisely to the Société Générale safe room, on July 16, 17 and 18, 1976, in the heart of the city. The loot? 46 million francs, the equivalent of about 29 million euros today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalinka Bamberski was on vacation in Lindau with her mother and stepfather in the summer of 1982. Dieter Krombach, the girl's stepfather, allegedly gave her an iron injection to help her get a tan. Later, Kalinka died of asphyxia. This much is apparent, but for the past 30 years, French and German police have argued on the retired German doctor's intent... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natascha Kampusch, a native of Vienna, Austria, was ten years old when she began attending school on her own. As a birthday present, her mother permitted her to go to school alone that day. The walk was short and took place in a residential area. Natascha observed a man standing on the sidewalk, leaning against a white van, at some point on her way. For eight years, Natascha Kampusch was held captive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elodie Kulik was abducted, raped, and murdered while walking home from a restaurant in January 2002. Her car was targeted in an ambush and she was dragged from her vehicle as she sought to summon emergency services in the northern French town of Péronne, where she worked as a 24-year-old bank manager. Despite a massive investigation, no arrests were made, and the case was closed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olof Palme, a controversial and outspoken leader at home and abroad, was in his second term as Prime Minister of Sweden at the time. But he insisted on leading as regular a life as he could, and he frequently ignored his police protection, as he did that night. The prime minister was shot in the back at point blank range while walking home with his wife Lisbet shortly before midnight. He was already dead as he fell to the ground... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it enough if your DNA is found on a weapon or at a crime scene to convict you? The police may believe so, but the presence of foreign human DNA is significantly more common than previously thought, according to a female serial murderer known as the "Phantom of Heilbronn," a revelation that has had serious ramifications for forensic research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On November 5, 2004, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 66, vanished after meeting with his estranged wife to discuss their divorce. He'd made it clear that he wanted to marry another young escort girl. Five months after he vanished, his decaying bones were discovered. According to pathologist findings, the earl's injuries, which included a double fracture of the larynx, implied strangling... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Wall, a freelance journalist, was working on an article she wanted to publish in Wired magazine on August 10, 2017. It focused on Peter Madsen, a quirky Danish inventor/entrepreneur who had departed from the firm he built and was now battling against. Since March 2017, Kim had been trying to get an interview with Madsen. Madsen texted Kim to invite her to board his UC3 Nautilus submarine, a midget submarine. Kim agreed and went to his lab for tea (Space Lab). They came up with a plan for her to meet him at Refshale Shipyard in Copenhagen's waterfront. She would join him on a two-hour journey aboard the Nautilus, which was stationed there. Just before 7 p.m., the submarine would leave port. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones ordered all members residing in the Jonestown, Guyana compound to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking poisoned punch. On that day, 918 individuals perished, with roughly a third of them being children. Until September 11, 2001, the Jonestown Massacre was the deadliest single non-natural disaster in American history. So, what happened ? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices