Possibly the most prolific female serial killer in history, a primary inspiration for Dracula, one of the most reviled women in history, and, I argue, innocent.
Elisabeth Bathory, inspiration for Dracula and ostensibly historyâs most prolific female serial killer, was born on this day in 1560. The official story on her is fishy as hell, though, and thereâs evidence she was framed - but she was certainly no angel.








