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  1. Peter Kürten ( German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈkʏʁtn̩]; 26 May 1883 – 2 July 1931) was a German serial killer, known as " The Vampire of Düsseldorf " and the " Düsseldorf Monster ", who committed a series of murders and sexual assaults between February and November 1929 in the city of Düsseldorf. In the years before these assaults and murders ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · German serial killer Peter Kürten, known as the "Dusseldorf Vampire," murdered at least nine people before surrendering to police in 1931.

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    Peter Julian Curtin (31 January 1944 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian television and stage actor, whose career began when he joined the Melbourne Theatre Company, appearing in The Plough and the Stars with Wendy Hughes.

  4. Jun 28, 2024 · July 2, 1931, Cologne (aged 48) Peter Kürten (born May 26, 1883, Cologne-Mulheim, Ger.—died July 2, 1931, Cologne) was a German serial killer whose widely analyzed career influenced European society’s understanding of serial murder, sexual violence, and sadism in the first half of the 20th century. Kürten, the third of 13 children ...

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  5. Dec 7, 2017 · Getty Images A newpaper clipping depicting “La Terreur a Dusseldorf,” one of Kürten’s nicknames. Two months after killing the young girl, Peter Kürten committed the same crime, this time burglarizing the home of a 17-year-old girl. As he had before, he strangled the woman and ejaculated at the sight of her blood.

  6. CURTIN Peter Anthony Peter died peacefully at home on 14th April 2024 aged 63 with his family at his side. He was much loved and will be sorely missed by Thomas, Hannah, Darrell, Frederick, Arwen ...

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  8. The Early Crimes. In the entire history of crime no one killer has caused such widespread fear and indignation as that created by Peter Kürten in Düsseldorf in the inter-war period. It may be said — and without exaggeration — that the epidemic of sexual outrages and murders occurring between February and November 1929 provoked a wave of ...