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Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes.
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Gilles de Rais
Medieval French nobleman and convicted serial killer
Gilles de Rais, Baron de Rais was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Serial killer
Murderer of multiple people
A serial killer is an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more than one month in three or more separate events. Their psychological gratification is the motivation for the killings, and many serial murders involve sexual…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jean de Malestroit
15th-century French Catholic bishop and pseudo-cardinal
Jean de Malestroit was a pseudo-cardinal who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes from 17 July 1419 until 1443 AD when he resigned.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes
Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France
The Diocese of Nantes is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-Atlantique. It has existed since the 4th century. It is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo, having previously…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)