Rotten Mango #218: He Made a DEAL WITH THE DEVIL - Sacrificed 80+ Children For Money & Power (Serial Killer Gilles De Rais)
Dec 4, 2022
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Macabre Rituals And Trophy Heads
- Gilles de Rais staged blood rituals and kept a locked leather book he claimed listed victims' names.
- He reportedly preserved decapitated heads and recalled the look on children's faces when killed.
Noble Upbringing Taught Violence
- Young Gilles was raised privileged but emotionally neglected and later blamed his upbringing for his violence.
- His grandfather Jean taught kidnapping, blackmail and brutality as tools for power.
Kidnapping To Secure Marriages
- At 15 Gilles kidnapped Catherine of Brittany under his grandfather's orders to secure a political marriage.
- The marriage remained cold and produced one child nine years later.