Dare to delve deeper into the shadows? Join the Heart Starts Pounding Patreon family for even more spine-tingling content, including ad-free listening, exclusive bonus episodes and a community of fellow darkly curious minds. Unlock the full vault of chilling tales! 👻 https://www.patreon.com/heartstartspounding In 1929, bodies were turning up all over Dusseldorf germany with one horrifying thing in common. It looked like someone had bitten their necks, and in some cases, tried to drain them of blood. Immediately word of a vampire spread throughout the city, but that did little to stop the attacks, which would eventually point back to one of the most depraved human beings that we’ve covered on this show… TW: Reference to child harm, s*xual assa*lt, inc*st, and animal cruelty. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/vampireofdusseldorf Watch More! Lost Media You'll Never See: The Nickelodeon Tapes, Children's Program Hijacks and more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPzQNMT5KCA&list=PLY7bFJ2eh_Bp3BXOoEjFH2enner7aH_cW 3 Deadly Abandoned Theme Parks You Can't Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SdrOn1LMC4&list=PLY7bFJ2eh_BqApT7iF1ALZ1dnJiDiOF-D The Unsolved Disappearance That Haunts Australia | The Beaumont Children Case File https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePN1IHjTWY&list=PLY7bFJ2eh_Brh1RGlzllBlBfi3NOHXaUZ ❥๑━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━๑❥ About Heart Starts Pounding Hosted by Kaelyn Moore, Heart Starts Pounding explores the terrifying, the mysterious, and the downright spooky. Kaelyn brings you chilling true crime, unexplained phenomena, and haunting stories from across the globe and submitted by listeners like you. Have a heart-pounding story to tell or a case request? Submit your story at https://www.heartstartspounding.com/stories Socials https://www.instagram.com/heartstartspounding/ https://www.tiktok.com/@heartstartspounding https://www.facebook.com/heartstartspounding/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mbxMOHKjy7jQGl3V08rE3 ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297 Web: https://heartstartspounding.com/ #VampireofDusseldorf #PeterKurten #TrueCrime