This week we’re travelling back to the 16th century to tell the story of Elizabeth Bathory, also known as the Blood Countess. She supposed had over 600 victims and was allowed to get away with torture and murder for years because of her high social standing.
But was she really the most prolific serial killer of all time, or have the finer details of her life and crimes been lost to history?
Let us know what you think!
FURTHER READING:
Countess Elizabeth Báthory
Ferenc Nádasdy
György Thurzó
Elizabeth Báthory in popular culture
Elizabeth Bathory | Biography & Facts
Elizabeth Bathory, The Blood Countess: Fact Vs. Fiction
Countess Elizabeth Báthory and the dark truth behind her killer legend
Čachtice Castle
15 Disturbing Facts About Elizabeth Bathory, History's Most Murderous Woman
Hungarian countesses' torturous escapades are exposed - HISTORY
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119: The Chameleon Killer
118: Bear Brook & Forensic Genealogy
117: The Axeman of New Orleans
116: The Mad Bomber
115: La Voisin
114: The Pink Panthers
113: The Hollywood Blacklist
112: LISK (Part 2)
111: LISK (Part 1)
110: DB Cooper
109: The Lufthansa Heist
108: The Mysterious Death of Alfred Loewenstein
107: The Montauk Project
106: The Lost Cosmonauts
105: The Rendlesham Forest Incident
104: The Green Children of Woolpit
103: Inventing Anna
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102: The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince
101: The Mysterious Death of George Reeves
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