For some, Germany might conjure up images of fun Berlin nightclubs, the scenic Bavarian

Alps, or stunning castles.

But after today's countdown, your image of Germany might be a less picturesque and more

bloody.

Our list of German criminals ranges from cannibalistic to not-so-nursing nurses.

And this list is pretty unique for the number of copycat crimes on it, especially the number

of criminals who owned butcheries.

And let's just say, it wasn't only pork and beef that they were selling.

Hey, all you weirdos, welcome to Crime Countdown, a Spotify original from Parkast.

I'm Ash, and I'm Olena.

Every week we'll highlight ten fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling

crimes, all picked by the Parkast Research Gods.

This episode we're counting down the top ten most dangerous criminals of Germany.

While I like haven't been to Germany myself, one of my step-dads was German.

So his mom became my grandma, which is, I think, grandma and German.

She was like a really cool lady.

She was.

She actually escaped Nazi Germany, and she had to walk miles and miles to safety with

her family, all while disguised as a little boy.

That's wild.

Isn't that insane?

She was the coolest.

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