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Manuel Blanco Romasanta
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Manuel Blanco Romasanta was Spain's first recorded serial killer. In 1853, he admitted to thirteen murders but claimed he was not responsible because he was suffering from a curse that caused him to t
Charcoal drawing from Romasanta's medical report
Charcoal drawing from Romasanta's medical report
Sacamantecas
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Sacamantecas or mantequero is the Spanish name for a kind of bogeyman or criminal characterized by killing for human fat.
Manuel Blanco Romasanta
…Blanco Romasanta 18 November 1809 Regueiro, Esgos, Ourense, Galicia, Spain Died 14 December 1863 (aged 54) Ceuta, Spain Other names Werewolf of Allariz Fat Extractor Occupations Dressmaker traveling salesman Years active 1844–1852 Conviction Murder x9 Criminal penalty Death by garrotte (commuted to life imprisonment…
Apothecary containers for Axungia hominis (human fat), 17th-18th centuries.
Apothecary containers for Axungia hominis (human fat), 17th-18th centuries.
Pishtacos in the Colonial era (top), 20th century (middle) and now (bottom). Peruvian retablo from Ayacucho.
Pishtacos in the Colonial era (top), 20th century (middle) and now (bottom). Peruvian retablo from Ayacucho.
A manticore in a 13th-century manuscript.
A manticore in a 13th-century manuscript.