Late 1500s rumors about a robber and murderer in Germany kept people on edge, but the story seems too big to be true.

Did one man really kill just under 1000 people before being betrayed by his kidnapping victim and slave—or are these tales just made up to explain away countless disappearances at the time?

Let’s discuss this killer and his bitter end.

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