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Rumors play a role in all of our lives.

We've all heard stories about a coworker or a friend of a friend.

Usually these little bits of gossip are harmless.

For most people, the stories fade.

We forget about them and move on.

But sometimes a rumor can be so monumental

and so horrifying that it lives on for centuries. When Elizabeth Bathory went from noble daughter

to feared Countess, the rumors about her sent a chill through her medieval Hungarian town.

Today, her haunting tale lives on, and we're left to wonder, was the blood countess a ruthless killer?

Or was someone out to get her? her.

The human mind is powerful. It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate.

But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable.

This is serial killers and murderous minds, a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa Richardson.

And I'm forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Ingalls. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history,

analyzing what makes a killer.

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