Peter Kürten

This 2001 BBC documentary analyses the psychology behind history's most notorious criminals, including a deep dive into German serial killer Peter Kürten.

Peter Kürten, known as 'The Vampire of Düsseldorf', was a German serial killer who committed at least nine murders and numerous other crimes in Düsseldorf between 1929 and 1930. His brutal methods and sexually motivated attacks sent the city into mass panic. Kürten was executed by guillotine in Köln on 2 July 1931.