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 According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the most prolific female serial killer in the history of the world, is the Hungarian Countess, Elizabeth Bathory. In late 16th and early 17th centuries she tortured and killed anywhere between 50 to 650 young women for pure pleasure, and reportedly bathed in their blood to keep herself young and vibrant. These acts earning her the nickname “The Blood Countess” was allegedly one of the inspirations for Bram Stoker’s character Count Dracula. It took 35 years of her reigning terror over the citizens of Hungary before King Matthias II took any action against her. Even then, the punishment the bloody countess faced was nowhere near as cruel as what she did to her young female virgin victims. So, was this sinister countess created from her times or was she simply born to be a bloody terror. 

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Elizabeth Bathory: The Countess Who Bathed in Blood – StMU Research Scholars (stmuscholars.org)

The Crazy Real-Life Story Of History's Most Prolific Female Murderer (grunge.com)

Scary Facts About Elizabeth Bathory, History's Most Murderous Woman (ranker.com)

Elizabeth Bathory Biography – The ‘Blood Countess’ - Biographies by Biographics

Hungarian countesses’ torturous escapades are exposed (history.com)

The Blood Countess: 10 Facts About Elizabeth Báthory | History Hit

The bloody legend of Hungary’s serial killer countess (nationalgeographic.com)

Elizabeth Bathory - Death, Children & Facts (biography.com)

The True Story of Elizabeth Báthory “The Blood Countess” – Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers (wordpress.com) 

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