Peter Kürten
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Peter Kürten 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
Mugshot of Peter Kürten taken in 1931
The courtyard of Düsseldorf's Hofgarten. Kürten claimed to have committed his first murder close to this location in November 1899.
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The body of Gertrude Hamacher, as discovered on 25 August 1929
M (1931 film)
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M is a 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children, in his third screen role. Both Lang's first sound film a
Peter Kürten
…the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The first film to draw inspiration from the murders committed by Peter Kürten, M, was released in May 1931. Directed by Fritz Lang, M starred Peter Lorre as a fictional child killer named Hans Beckert. In addition to drawing inspiration…
Theatrical release poster
Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, gazing into a shop window. Lang used glass and reflections throughout the film for expressive purposes.