‘Dusseldorf Vampire’ killed 9 & drank victim’s BLOOD before execution & head dissection – after haunting final words A SERIAL killer known as the "The Dusseldorf Vampire" mercilessly slaughtered nine victims and tried to drink their blood.
Peter Kurten began his killing spree at the age of nine after a disturbing childhood that saw him mutilate animals for sexual pleasure.
During his trial, it took the jury just 90 minutes to reach a guilty verdict and he was handed nine death sentences and ordered to be executed by guillotine.
Between 1913 and 1929 he murdered nine people, had attempted to murder seven more and had a total of nearly 100 crimes when he was eventually caught in 1930.
He would then drink blood from their wounds sparking fear and panic among locals that a real-life vampire was on the loose.
