Ep. 81 - The Blood Countess

The Conspirators Podcast

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2018

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is considered by many historians to be the most prolific female serial killer in history. Stories persist of the vicious torture and brutal murder of hundreds of young girls in 16th century Hungary. But was she really guilty, or was she the victim of a conspiracy of wealthy and powerful people out to get her? Notes: http://www.gods-and-monsters.com/vampire-origin.html https://www.medicalbag.com/grey-matter/the-legend-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess/article/472831/ https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/elisabeth-bathory https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Killers-Deadly-Throughout-History-ebook/dp/B01N9SANW5/ref=sr111?ie=UTF8&qid=1533407915&sr=8-11&keywords=female+serial+killers+book Music: Chris Zabriskie, Land on the Golden Gate http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ Coldnoise, Life of Butterflies, Weakness http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/ Kai Engel, Snowfall Intro, Morbid Imagination, December, January, Oneiri http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.0	But sometime around the year 450 BC traveled to see the legendary Oracle of Delphi, in order
0:46.1	to have his fortune told.
0:49.3	What happened next wasn't exactly the magical moment Ambrosio had been hoping for.
0:54.8	The only thing the Oracle said to him, the moment she laid eyes on him, was the cryptic statement,
0:59.3	the curse, the moon, the blood will run.
1:04.0	Ambrosio didn't know what to make of this, but he did find it vaguely unnerving, so he spent
1:09.6	the night outside the temple pondering the Oracle's meaning.
1:14.0	As the morning light first broke over the horizon, a beautiful young maiden appeared.
1:19.3	Her name was Saline, and it turned out she was the Oracle's sister.
1:25.0	It was her job to care for the temple, as well as attend to her sister's needs.
1:30.4	Well, that settled it.
1:32.2	One look at Saline, and Ambrosia decided he wasn't going anywhere.
1:37.0	He remained living outside the temple for days,
1:40.0	and each morning, Saline would return.
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