Evidence Locker True Crime30 Marras 2025

247: The Vampire of Bucharest | Romania

Between 1970 and 1971, a series of brutal murders terrified the streets of Bucharest. The victims were mostly women — attacked at night, bitten, and mutilated. Their killer became known as The Vampire of Bucharest.
His crimes were frenzied and disturbing, leaving investigators to wonder whether they were dealing with a deranged killer or a man driven by superstition and obsession. He broke into homes, assaulted his victims, and sometimes drank their blood. When police finally caught him, the case exposed deep social anxieties in communist Romania — about violence, repression, and the darkness beneath a society that demanded silence.
Listen now to uncover the true story behind Romania’s most infamous serial killer.

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Resources
Documentaries
Web
Wikipedia – Ion Rîmaru
Articles
“Tatăl și fiul – criminali în serie” – Libertatea.ro (RO)
“Vampirul din București” – Realitatea.net (RO)
Interview with Dr. Tudorel Butoi – TVR Info
“Ion Rîmaru – the Vampire” – Evenimentul Zilei (RO)
Historic Mysteries – The Vampire of Bucharest
Romania Insider – "The Butcher of Bucharest"

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

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212: The Heinous Murder of Rachel O’Reilly | Ireland

Rachel O'Reilly was found murdered in her home in 2004, and suspicion quickly fell on her husband, Joe. Despite his insistence that he was at work when Rachel was killed, he was ultimately found guilt...

30 Huhti 202329min

211: Amager Man (Marcel Hansen) | Denmark

A serial rapist terrorised the women of Amager, greater Copenhagen for many years, at one time waiting for 10 years before he attacked again. His victims ranged from elderly women to teenagers, and po...

16 Huhti 202322min

210: The Gruesome Murders of Ingrid Visser and Lodewijk Severein | Spain

In May 2013, Dutch couple Ingrid Visser and Lodewijk Severein disappeared in Murcia, Spain. Their bodies were found in a lemon orchard two weeks later, brutally murdered. The investigation revealed th...

2 Huhti 202326min

209: The Hotel Heir’s Wife, Narcy Novack | USA

A couple of months after his mother died in an unexplained accident, Ben Novack Jr was found bludgeoned to death in a hotel room. The Novack family was Miami royalty, having owned the city’s famous es...

19 Maalis 202330min

208: The Flactif Family Murder | France

Xavier Flactif, his partner Graziella Ortolano and their three children disappeared without a trace. Their house was spotless and it looked like they were settling in for a family dinner, but the whol...

5 Maalis 202331min

207: The Suitcase Killer, Heather Mack | Indonesia

The murder of Sheila Von Wiese Mack, a wealthy Chicago socialite, in August 2014 sent shockwaves through the community. Sheila was found dead in a suitcase in Bali, Indonesia, after being reported mis...

19 Helmi 202327min

206: The Solved Cold Case Murder of Carmen Kampa | Germany

Looking out of the train window, a witness saw a large man striking a young woman, then forcing both his hands on her shoulders so she couldn’t get back up. The witness opened the train window and hea...

5 Helmi 202333min

205: The Disappearance of Hitman, Chris Flannery (aka Mr Rent-a-Kill) | Australia

A known hitman went missing on his way to meet one of Sydney’s most notorious crime bosses. For a while before his disappearance, Chris Flannery, also known as Mr Rent-a-Kill, had been out of control,...

22 Tammi 202329min