The Devil's Mark: Heinrich Kramer and Peter Kurten

The Golden Age of Murder: A True Crime Podcast

We talk about Peter Kurten the Vampire of Dusselfdorf, a man who would kill people in order to gain a thrill from their blood and who is the perfect example of evil formed in a dangerous time. In this episode we go to Germany, the home of modern sadism to outline how a culture of serial murder is created. Focusing on a key concept of the podcast which is foundational to the high watermark of serial killing in America and the best way to understand it. First going through the murderous career of Heinreich Kramer, an evil priest whose book set off one of the largest events of serial murder in history. Then moving on to Peter Kurten a suave, well spoken, well dressed member of the Dusselfdorf community with a dark secret.