This person's violent life and death made them a likely candidate to become a vampire in the eyes of the medieval people] 'The most common way to do this was to destroy the corpses of those thought to be most at risk of becoming a vampire, specifically by driving a stake through the corpse's heart.
Archaeologists found the remains at Račeša, a suspected stronghold of the Knights Templar in 70 miles (112km) southeast of Zagreb.
Račeša, a suspected stronghold of the Knights Templar 70 miles (112km) southeast of Zagreb, is the site of more than 180 burials, but one stands out as particularly unusual.
Likewise, archaeologists have found several 'vampire' burials in Poland including the body of an 18-year-old girl pinned to her grave with a sickle and a padlock to prevent her returning.
Experts say this was a deliberate attempt to stop the suspected vampire from rising from their grave to harm the living.
