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The Sadistic Reign of Elizabeth Báthory, the Countess of Blood
TLDR Elizabeth Báthory, a highly educated Hungarian noblewoman in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, tortured and killed young girls in her castle, earning her the title of the greatest female serial killer in history. Her sadistic crimes, which involved methods such as burning, freezing, and bathing in the blood of her victims, have inspired numerous books, movies, and other media.
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Elizabeth Báthory, also known as The Countess of Blood, was a highly educated Hungarian noblewoman in the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was responsible for a large number of sadistic murders.
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Elizabeth Báthory was a highly educated Hungarian noblewoman born in 1560, who had a privileged upbringing and witnessed instances of torture and executions as a child.
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Elizabeth Báthory, an aristocratic Hungarian woman, had a privileged upbringing, became pregnant at 13, had an illegitimate child, and was married off at 15 in a political marriage, but what made her different was that she began torturing and killing young girls, usually between the ages of 10 and 14, at her castle.
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Elizabeth Báthory tortured and killed young girls in her castle, using various methods such as burning, freezing, and covering them in honey, and she even drank or bathed in the blood of her victims, with the help of her accomplices, until rumors spread and bodies began to appear.
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Elizabeth Báthory was arrested in 1610 after an investigation revealed evidence of her crimes, and while her accomplices were executed, she was confined to her castle for the rest of her life under house arrest.
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Elizabeth Báthory's tomb is currently unknown, and while the exact number of her victims is disputed, she is recognized as the greatest female serial killer in history, with some researchers suggesting that the accusations against her were part of an imperial plot to confiscate her land and holdings.
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Elizabeth Báthory has become a popular figure in popular culture, with numerous books, movies, and other media inspired by her, but modern criminal psychologists believe she was a sadistic psychopath who used her power and wealth to carry out her reign of terror.
