Blood Countess
Welcome back, dearest readers of the Criminally Intrigued. Today's person of interest is known as Countess Bathory or the Blood Countess and her timeline dates back to as early as 1602.
Elizabeth Bathory
Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian noblewoman who lived from 1560 to 1614. She is known for being one of the most notorious serial killers in history.
Bathory was accused of
torturing and killing numerous young girls, with some estimates suggesting that
the number could be as high as 650 victims. The murders are said to have taken
place between 1602 and 1610, and the victims were often servants or peasant
girls who were lured to Bathory's castle under false pretenses.
The exact details of
Bathory's crimes are disputed, but it is generally believed that she would
torture and kill her victims in a variety of gruesome ways, including burning,
biting, and cutting them. Some accounts suggest that she would also drink her
victims' blood or bathe in it, believing that it would help to maintain her
youth and beauty.
Bathory was eventually caught
and brought to trial in 1611. She was found guilty of multiple counts of murder
and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, because of her status as a
noblewoman, she was not executed, and instead was confined to a small room in
her castle until her death four years later.
MO of Elizabeth Bathory
The exact modus operandi of Elizabeth Bathory's murders is somewhat unclear due to the lack of reliable historical records and the sensationalized nature of the accounts that have survived. However, based on the available information, it is believed that her victims were typically young girls, often peasants or servants who worked in her household or came from nearby villages.
Bathory would allegedly lure these girls to her castle on the pretext of offering them work or shelter, and then subject them to various forms of torture, including burning, biting, cutting, and stabbing with needles. Some accounts also suggest that she would force her victims to eat their own flesh or drink their own blood.
It is believed that Bathory was motivated by a desire to maintain her youth and beauty, and that she believed that bathing in the blood of young girls would help her achieve this goal. Some reports indicate that she kept meticulous records of her victims and would sometimes perform these horrific acts in front of her accomplices, including family members and servants. Bathory's crimes came to light when a Lutheran minister named Istvan Magyari made a complaint to the authorities, claiming that he had witnessed her torturing and killing young girls in her castle. The authorities launched an investigation and ultimately arrested Bathory, along with several of her accomplices.
She was eventually found guilty
of multiple counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, while her
accomplices received various punishments, including death by burning.
Today, Elizabeth Bathory is often regarded as one of the most infamous serial killers in history, and her story has inspired numerous books, films, and works of art.
This is quite creepy.
ReplyDeleteI feel she would be diagnosed with delusion and feelings of grandeur if that's a thing.
Like Red John from the mentalist. Have you had a chance to see that series?
It indeed is. Yes, she does seem to have delusions of grandeur about her appearance which made it important for try and preserve it.
DeleteHowever, Red John is a totally different scene, despite sharing the delusion of grandeur.
She would have been caught if she were in the same timeline as Red John. Red John took almost six seasons to get caught, if memory serves right.
Horrifying. I think she could be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and sadistic personality
ReplyDeletePurely horrifying. I agree with your diagnosis, especially for the sadistic personality part given her fixation with torture.
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