Episode 69 - The Vampire of Bucharest
RedHanded8 Nov 2018

Episode 69 - The Vampire of Bucharest

In 1970 a serial killer stalked the streets of Romania's capital, assaulting over twenty young women and brutally murdering at least four. He was quickly dubbed "the vampire of Bucharest" after his victims were found with chunks of their flesh missing and holes poked in their necks, as if someone had been feeding on them.

When the killer was eventually captured further twists surfaced as authorities began to wonder if vampirism and serial killing ran in this man's family...


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