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Early Animal Cruelty Sparked His Obsession
- Peter Kürten developed an early fixation on blood and violence after watching a neighbour slaughter animals and sexually misuse them.
- Those childhood experiences tied cruelty, sex, and blood into the foundations of his later crimes.
Squirrel Incident Triggered Fetishization
- A squirrel biting Peter led him to squeeze and kill it, triggering sexual orgasm and a lifelong link between blood and arousal.
- He escalated from animals to enjoying slaughterhouse scenes and setting fires for thrill-seeking stimulation.
First Murder: Christine Cline
- Peter's first recorded murder was ten‑year‑old Christine Cline, whom he choked, assaulted and slit, ejaculating to the sound of her blood gurgling.
- He later visited her grave and claimed touching the soil made him climax again.