Vampires Among Us: The Ritual Murder That Shocked Germany
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe Kuner
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
In the 1990s, Daniel and Manuela Ruda weren’t your typical gothic couple. With a shared passion for Satanic rituals, blood-drinking, and a lifestyle pulled from a vampire’s dream (or nightmare), their obsession with darkness spiraled into something far more dangerous. What starts as a search for community and identity ends in a gruesome murder that shocked Germany. In this episode, we unravel how a personal ad turned into a deadly pact, a coffin became the centerpiece of their lives, and how one innocent man found himself entangled in their horrifying delusions.Get ready for a story of obsession, ritual, and a murder that defies belief—but one that’s very, very real.
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| 0:00.0 | Germany in the 90s wasn't exactly a breeding ground for vampires. But don't tell that to |
| 0:18.1 | Daniel and Manuela Ruda. He was a blood-drinking black metal fan with a flair for theatrics, and she was a goth-turned-vampire |
| 0:26.6 | enthusiast who blacked out her windows and slept in a coffin. |
| 0:30.5 | Romantic, right? |
| 0:32.0 | But when these two met, their shared love of darkness turned into something more dangerous |
| 0:36.5 | than matching outfits |
| 0:37.7 | and bad eyeliner. |
| 0:39.4 | Their story is one of blood rituals, satanic visions, and a personal ad that could have been |
| 0:44.3 | ripped straight out of a creepy Gothic Craigslist. |
| 0:47.3 | But what happens when a couple's obsession with eternal damnation leads them to believe |
| 0:52.0 | murder is their ticket to hell's VIP lounge. |
| 0:55.5 | That's where things get messy. |
| 0:58.0 | But before we get into that story, if you like your true crime brief and bingeable, you have found |
| 1:02.9 | the right podcast. |
| 1:04.0 | Tap the follow button now to access at least two episodes per week. |
| 1:07.8 | Welcome to 10-minute murder. Manuela Bartel was the kind of kid who made her parents breathe a sigh of relief, |
| 1:31.5 | polite, hardworking, and bright. |
| 1:33.9 | Growing up in the 80s and 90s, Germany, her life followed the well-worn path of a typical |
| 1:38.4 | small town upbringing. Good grades, plenty of friends, and really no trouble to speak of. |
| 1:44.1 | But then, adolescence came knocking, and Manuela didn't just slam the door on her childhood innocence. |
| 1:50.3 | She torched it. For most parents, teenage years mean a few slammed doors, some questionable outfits, |
| 1:56.3 | and a curfew rebellion or two. But Manuela, she leveled up. Her mood swings weren't just emotional, |
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