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Peter Stumpp (c. 1530 –1589; name is also spelt as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft, and cannibalism. He was known as "the Werewolf of Bedburg".
Peter Stumpp's alleged crimes and execution remain one of the most legendary — and disputed — werewolf trials in history. ... ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Between 1589 and 1661, six men were executed for sorcery, in which three are confirmed to have been executed explicitly for being werewolves. [21] The most famous of them were the case of Peter Stumpp. In 1598, Jan van Calster was accused of having bitten two children in the shape of a wolf, but he was acquitted from charges.
Peter Stumpp, nicknamed the "Werewolf of Bedburg", was executed in October 1589 after accusations of cannibalism and other crimes. An unidentified man (his name may have been Nicolas Damont ) was burned at the stake in 1598 for the murders of 50 children in the French town of Châlons-en-Champagne after their remains were found in his home ...
Peter Stumpp (1589) known as "the Werewolf of Bedburg" Nicholas Todd Sutton (2020) most recent execution in Tennessee and via electric chair; François Tomasini (1914) Jean-Baptiste Troppmann (1870) known as "the Human Tiger" Joseph Vacher (1898) known as "the French Ripper" Sek Kim Wah (1988) Singapore's first serial killer
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
The office of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry released a summary of the state's updated execution protocol on Monday alongside a pledge to move forward with the death penalty for the first time since 2010.
A Texas man set to be executed in the killing of a beloved pastor is making a last plea for mercy before he's taken to the death chamber on Wednesday, saying in a last interview that he's innocent.