She lured peasant girls to her castle, and they were never seen again.

In the second episode of The A-Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford investigates the legend — and the truth — behind Countess Elizabeth Báthory, often called “The Bloody Countess.”

Accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women, Báthory’s story sits at the crossroads of myth, misogyny, and madness.

Was she a sadistic noblewoman or a victim of political intrigue? We separate fact from folklore in this haunting mini-episode.

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