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6 days ago · Gilles de Rais ( c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.
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Jun 19, 2024 · A century earlier, the French Gilles de Rais (who fought alongside Joan of Arc and may have inspired the legend of Bluebeard) was accused of dozens of child murders, though later historians have wondered if the charges against him were trumped up by political enemies and less-than-scrupulous tale-tellers. Either way, it's clear that serial ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Gilles de Rais was a wealthy knight and lord, a commander in the French army, and Joan of Arc’s companion-in-arms. He was also a thoroughly insane serial killer. Hundreds of children went missing in the areas surrounding de Rais’ castles between 1432 and 1433.
Jun 11, 2024 · The French baron Gilles de Rais, who is the likely model of the character Bluebeard, was executed in the 15th century for the murder of more than 100 children, though it is open to question whether the charges against him were true. Although it is likely that serial murder in Asia and other parts of the world has a similarly long history ...
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6 days ago · One of America's most prolific female serial killers, who is rumored to have killed her suitors and children, possibly by poisoning. Era: Late 19th - early 20th century Country: United States
Jun 5, 2024 · (c.1404–1440),Soldier and paedophile sadist who fought at the side of Joan of Arc at Orléans in 1429, and was appointed maréchal de France. He retired to his castle in ...
Jun 22, 2024 · This work aims to get behind the myths and present the real Bluebeard, Gilles de Rais, one of the most enduring baddies of history. His infamy lives on, the precursor of our own time's serial killers and a founding father of the cult of the child-snatching bogeyman.
