10 the bloodthirsty killers from the beginning of time to the middle Ages

The term "serial killer" appeared only in the late nineteenth century. But this does not mean that the bloodthirsty killers never had before. Since ancient times, there are many chilling stories and legends about the terrible crimes of serial killers who have tens and sometimes hundreds of lives. We offer you to get acquainted with the stories of 10 of bloodthirsty killers.

Liu Pengli was a Prince of Jidong and a cousin of the Emperor. He was known for his cruelty. Together with his colleagues, he raided the village and raped, robbed and killed local residents for their own pleasure. It was estimated that he had killed about 100 people. People lived in fear of Liu Pengli. In the end of his activities the Emperor learned, but did not execute him, and stripped of titles and status.

The cruelty of this woman was born of her amorousness. Princess Anula killed her husband, falling in love with a Palace guard. Then she got distracted by a carpenter and, of course, poisoned his former lover. Later, the Princess fell in love with the truck and got rid of carpenter. And then there was the court priest, who also liked Anole, and timber had to be poison. With the priest she lived for 6 months before she poisoned him. It would have lasted longer, if the Queen was not deposed from his throne and burned alive.

Memory Senator — one of the first serial killers in history. He lived in the fifth century BCE in Yemen and was a merchant. At that time, the massacres committed by senior members of the society, were not uncommon, because the situation of these people easily helped them to avoid punishment. And Memory Senator was no exception. He lured to his castle boys, raped and thrown out of Windows. The number of victims is not known, the dozens. But one of the victims of the serial killer didn't want to put up with their fate. A young man came into the fight with Sentiram and killed it.

Alice Kyteler from Kilkenny was one of the first women to come to trial in Europe on charges of witchcraft. She allegedly killed her first three husbands by poisoning them. And when the fourth man "of the witch" sick, his children decided that Alice sent him. It was also charged that she had rejected Christianity, wore amulets and even had a relationship with a demon. The court found Alice Kyteler guilty of murder, and she was burned at the stake.

Gilles de Rais was a French nobleman, a valiant warrior and a rich heir. He fought on the battlefield side by side with Joan of Arc. But he became famous not with that. Gilles de Rais was interested in alchemy and the occult, trying to summon demons and sacrificed children. As soon as de Rais kidnapped children, it is with great pleasure tortured, raped and killed them. His favorite method of murder, decapitation, but he also slit their throats, dismembered them or breaking their necks. The number of victims is estimated in the hundreds. But the atrocities of Gilles de Rais came to an end when he was caught and executed by hanging.

Peter Stubbe was a wealthy farmer and lived in Bedburg, Germany, in the sixteenth century. His wealth and position allowed him to become very influential in the city and win the trust of the citizens. It helped Peter to hide their devilish acts. In the city there was a terrible killing people and cattle, and residents blamed the wolves. But when a few hunters followed those they believed the wolf-killer, they found Stubbe. It has been nicknamed the werewolf of Bedburg, because, by his own admission, the devil personally gave him the ability to transform into a wolf. He was convicted of a series of crimes, including murder, incest, cannibalism, rape and communicating with demons, and beheaded.

Another story of a serial killer who has been recognized as a werewolf. Gilles Garnier was a recluse and solitary life in the East of France. It went terrible, which later turned out to be true. Garnier killing people, eating their meat and fed the family. The peasants thought that in the vicinity usual wolf-eater, and decided to kill him. But when they stumbled upon a strange figure, bent over the child, it was not a wolf, and Garnier. The killer was sure that is under the auspices of the demons, which gave him the unique ability to hunt. The court found him guilty, and Gilles Garnier was burned at the stake in 1573.

In Germany in the late XVI century Peter Niers was the head of a gang of criminals and eventually made 544 murder. He was arrested and tortured in 1577, but admitted only 75 murders. The killer managed to escape, but he was again caught in 1581. He stated that he learned the art of invisibility that allegedly served as the reason that he had so long avoided prison. Believing that the devil will give him supernatural powers, NIRS has committed numerous murders for rituals of black magic. 24 his victims were pregnant women. When Nirsa arrested the last time he was alive on the wheel and quartered.

Elizabeth Bathory was born in 1560, in Transylvania into a high ranking family. For his actions received the nickname "the bloody Countess Bathory". In 1610 to the court of the Habsburgs began to walk gloomy rumors of mass murders of young girls, allegedly took place in Cachtice castle, which belonged to the Countess. Bathory believed the blood of girls to help her stay young. Bathory was arrested along with her associates, and the last years of life the Countess spent in prison.

Bjorn Petursson was a farmer from Iceland. When he was young, he had a strange dream: a mysterious man offered him to try 18 pieces of human flesh, and then showed him the stone on the mountain and ordered to take what lies underneath. The next day, the boy found under a stone axe and felt the urge to kill. Then began to mysteriously disappear townspeople and travelers. Bjorn confessed to killing 18 people and was beheaded in 1596. Later it was found that the number of victims was much higher than that which he was called.