Alice Kyteler: A Well-Known Serial Killer

Alice Kyteler, a well known Serial Killer in Ireland during the 14th century, murdered 4 men and escaped to England where she was never heard from again. She was born in 1263 to Norman parents and married her first husband, William Outlawe. He was a local banker and had a son who was brought in to the family when they married. Her husband became ill and Kytler with his son inherited his business. Not too long after, she married to her second husband, Adam le Blund of Cullen. He suffered the same fate William Outlawe faces and passed away from illness. She acquired great wealth from his death and proceeded to marry a third time. This time with Richard de Valle, but once more, his death occurred with illness giving Alice great wealth. She married once again with her fourth husband, Sir John le Poer. Alice continued to leech of his wealth and ultimately try to obtain it herself, but his death triggered a chain of events for her to be accused of witchcraft and murder. She was captured and sentenced to death in 1325, but she escaped and fled with an organized operation conducted by her brother-in-law Roger

He formed a gang in Alsace, France consisting of him and 24, rotating members. In 1577, Niers and members of his gang were captured and tortured, resulting to him confessing to 75 murders. He managed to escape his execution. Not long after, the stories of Him and his gang circulated involving cannibalism, black magic, and supernatural abilities. He stopped at a lodge and asked the local innkeeper to hold on to a leather pouch so he could go to a bathhouse. Under pressure, the innkeeper opened the bag, found the contents that would belong to the so called black magician. Niers was swiftly arrested in the bathhouse and taken to his execution. He admitted to 544 murders including 24 pregnant women and the consumption of human