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Profile: Gilles de Rais

  • Full Name – Gilles de Montmorency-Laval
  • Nickname – The Original Bluebeard
  • Born – 1404
  • Location of Activity – Brittany
  • Years of Activity – 1432-1440
  • Number of Kills – 80-200
  • Date of Death – October 26, 1440
  • Cause of Death – Hanging

Gilles de Rais is a serial killer from far back in history.  He was once celebrated for being a leader in the French army during the early 15th century and even fought side-by-side with the famed Joan of Arc.  His reputation, however, ended with him being known as a killer of children.

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