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title: "Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldorf"
description: "The horrifying true story of Peter Kürten, the \"Vampire of Düsseldorf,\" whose blood-fueled killing spree terrorized Germany in 1929 and left at least nine victims dead."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/peter-kurten-vampire-of-dusseldorf.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/peter-kurten-vampire-of-dusseldorf
datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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The horrifying true story of Peter Kürten, the "Vampire of Düsseldorf," whose blood-fueled killing spree terrorized Germany in 1929 and left at least nine victims dead.
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