The story of Bela Kiss sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. This unassuming Hungarian citizen of the 1900s killed as many as 24 young women and kept their remains in big metal drums.
Although his motives are something of a mystery, many stories have swirled around this straight figure. Was he a vampire, feeding off his victims? What other sinister purposes led him to kill and kill again? And, most ominously of all, what happened to him?
The Story of a Murderer
Although Kiss was born in 1877, there is no evidence of the killer he was to become in his early life that we know of. His killings did not start until he was in his forties, but which time and according to records he was an amateur astrologer and a pleasant man to interact with.
It was a testament to his cunning wit that his psychopathic nature remained hidden for a long time. Kiss lived the ordinary life of a tinsmith in Cinkota, near Budapest in Hungary, until his horrific deeds revealed an otherwise extraordinarily cruel personality.
But maybe there were clues which hindsight offered to the investigators. Kiss was also known for his interest in occult practices and astrology. There is a possibility that the many murders committed by the man had a connection to the occult.
