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Peter Kürten
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 51
Peter Kürten
„The Vampire of Düsseldorf”
Germany
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VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
DE
9
1913
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Victim count (in game)
- 9
- First crime
- 1913
- Victims targeted
- Mixed
- Status
- Dead
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
Report
Peter Kürten committed his first known murder in 1913, and in 1929 unleashed a wave of attacks and killings that paralysed Düsseldorf with fear. He was arrested in 1930. At his trial he described his crimes in detail. Sentenced to death, he was executed in 1931. His case was one of the inspirations for Fritz Lang's film “M”.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #51 (FEB 09, 2026). Most recently: #251 (AUG 28, 2026). Times featured: 4.
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