15th September 1440: Gilles de Rais is arrested and later convicted as one of the worlds earliest serial killers

Published: Sept. 15, 2024, 2:05 a.m.

Gilles de Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy, and heresy after confessing to his involvement in the murder of children and engagement in occult practices, seeking power and knowledge through alchemy and the invocation of ...