Tulips, Serial Killers & the Vampire of Düsseldorf | Profiling Evil in Europe

About this episode

The episode explores true crime in Europe, focusing on Peter Kürten, the Düsseldorf Vampire, while also highlighting Amsterdam's crime history.

I’m in Europe for the next three weeks, mixing a little vacation time with some true crime. I’m recording parts of this episode in Amsterdam and Cologne, near the place where Peter Kürten was raised, and I’ll also spend two days in Düsseldorf walking the crime scenes tied to one of Germany’s most infamous killers. I’ll start in Amsterdam, a city with more than enough crime, vice and history for a full episode, but after recent King’s Day violence, including a reported shooting in Amsterdam-West and a stabbing near the Kingsland festival at Olympic Stadium, I wanted to step away from the darkness for a moment and find some balance. So I made a quick stop at Keukenhof Gardens, and I’ll share a couple of shots from there before heading to Düsseldorf, Germany, the site of one of the most notorious serial killers in history, the Düsseldorf Vampire, Peter Kürten. #ProfilingEvil #MappingEvil #PeterKurten #VampireOfDusseldorf #Dusseldorf #Cologne #Amsterdam #Keukenhof #MoylandCastle #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #CrimeHistory #CriminalBehavior #Victimology #HauntedDusseldorf #JoshSimkins #GermanyTrueCrime #EuropeanTrueCrime #TravelTrueCrime #CrimeAndTravel #InvestigativeAnalysis #ColdCase…

People in this episode

Host: Profiling Evil

Topics covered

• true crime
• serial killers
• European crime history
• travel
• investigative analysis

Keywords

• Peter Kürten
• Düsseldorf Vampire
• true crime
• Amsterdam
• Cologne
• Keukenhof
• serial killer
• crime history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gamut Podcast Network

Places: Amsterdam, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Keukenhof Gardens

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