The Most Notorious Serial Killers in History: Countess Elizabeth Bathory, Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, the Boston Strangler, and the Son

*Includes pictures*Includes accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe legends of vampires like Dracula have generated massive interest throughout time. Indeed, the story of a man (in some versions a very handsome, dashing man), who feeds on the blood of virgins in order to survive, and who walks the earth only at night, has been revived throughout the centuries in different forms. However, one famous tale that has been lost among the legends is the story of a female Dracula, an educated woman from a well-known family of 16th century Hungary who was so afraid to lose her beauty and young looks that she engaged in dangerous practices, combining witchcraft with exsanguination. Countess Elizabeth Báthory is this female Dracula. She is said to have drained the blood of approximately 600 young women, in order to drink it, spread it all over her body as a nurturing blend, or simply to bathe in it.There have been a countless numbe