Elizabeth Bathory: The Blood Countess

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the life of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, also known as the Blood Countess. The Countess was accused of torturing and killing over 600 women, making her one of the most prolific female serial killers of all time.

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0:07.0	A listener note. This episode of Killer Psychie contains very graphic descriptions of torture and murder. Please be advised.
0:18.0	The Miriam Webster Dictionary defines legend as an old story that is widely believed but cannot be proven true.
0:36.0	The legend of Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian Countess whose reign of torture and terror spanned the late 16th and early 17th centuries is filled with gaur, drama and tales that include taking baths in the blood of her victims.
0:58.0	And that is partly how she earned her nickname, the Blood Countess.
1:07.0	There are details in her story that can be verified through historical documents, letters and other primary sources.
1:16.0	These tell the story of a woman who remains the most prolific female serial killer known to this day.
1:25.0	That's a little fact I like to bring up to those who believe that there are no female serial killers.
1:33.0	According to legend, the number of murders committed by the Countess is 600, but documents only confirm about 200 victims, mostly young girls and women.
1:46.0	But I would say that number is bad enough.
1:51.0	What makes these murders all the more shocking and tragic is the horrific torture she inflicted upon her victims before she killed them.
2:01.0	She was every bit as sadistic and bloodthirsty as the legendary nickname she earned, if not even more so.
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3:14.0	From Wondery and Tree 4, I'm Candice DeLong and this is the second season of Killer Sighty.
3:45.0	I've spent five decades studying people's minds through my work as an FBI profiler and psychiatric nurse.
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