Ep. 81 – The Blood Countess

The legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the most prolific female serial killer in history

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is considered by many historians to be the most prolific female serial killer in history. Stories persist of the vicious torture and brutal murder of hundreds of young girls in 16th century Hungary. But was she really guilty, or was she the victim of a conspiracy of wealthy and powerful people out to get her?

Notes:

http://www.gods-and-monsters.com/vampire-origin.html

https://www.medicalbag.com/grey-matter/the-legend-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess/article/472831/

Elisabeth Bathory

https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Killers-Deadly-Throughout-History-ebook/dp/B01N9SANW5/ref=sr111?ie=UTF8&qid=1533407915&sr=8-11&keywords=female+serial+killers+book

Music:

Chris Zabriskie, Land on the Golden Gate

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/

Coldnoise, Life of Butterflies, Weakness

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/

Kai Engel, Snowfall Intro, Morbid Imagination, December, January, Oneiri

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/

Ep. 46 – The Kiss of Death

One common legend that appears over and over in many forms throughout cultures around the world, is the legend of the vampire. Listen to hear some vampire stories from history, including the real unsolved murder involving the Atlas Vampire, the vampire serial killer Bela Kiss, and the mass vampire hysteria that happened in 1969 around London’s Highgate Cemetery.

 

Notes:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theunredacted.com/the-highgate-vampire-horror-of-the-dead/

https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/justice-story/killer-murdered-24-pickled-corpses-barrels-article-1.1607445

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_folklore_by_region

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/10/what-vampire-graves-tell-us-about-ancient-superstitions/280879/

https://www.google.com/amp/relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/2016/10/vampires-europe-new-england-halloween-history

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.livescience.com/24374-vampires-real-history.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-legend-of-the-alnwick-castle-vampire/amp/

The Vampire murder mystery of Lilly Lindeström

 

Music:

Dexter Britain, The Tea Party

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party

All other music from this episode by the ridiculously talented Myuu.

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