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Episode 103: Andreas Bichel: A Fortune Told In Blood

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Christine Leidel thought the fortune teller seemed nice enough, but you couldn’t be too careful in 1808 Bavaria. When he offered to look into her future, she decided to trust him. Christine Leidel had just made an appointment with one of the most infamous murderers in European history. Sources Germany from c. 1760 to […]

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Andreas Bichel: A Fortune Told In Blood

Catherine had been a bit stand-offish when the fortune teller had first approached her. There was nothing wrong with the man. He was clean and polite and spoke well. But she was a young woman travelling alone through Bavaria, Germany. There was never such a thing as being too careful. There were bandits and