Switzerland

Witchcraft executions, medieval death sentences and hidden dark history — Zurich's sinister past is waiting to be explored on foot.

On December 21, 2015, a man posing as a school psychologist forced his way into a home in Rupperswil, Switzerland, holding four people hostage before killing them and setting the house ablaze. The subsequent manhunt would become one of Europe's most intensive criminal investigations.

Credit Suisse hired private investigators to monitor its former wealth management chief Iqbal Khan after he joined competitor UBS in 2019. The resulting case of corporate surveillance, intimidation and potential coercion was settled in 2021, shedding light on ruthless internal politics in global finance.