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Oct 2022
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Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldor...

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The Vampire of Düsseldorf is perhaps one of the most demented, sadistic, monstrous, depraved, and literally bloodthirsty individuals we’ve ever covered on this show - yes, even worse than Pedro Lopez. So fair warning - here be monsters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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