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Fun Trivia: S : Serial Killers

Special Sub-Topic: Bela Kiss


Where did Bela Kiss live before committing his first crime?

    Hungary. In 1912, he moved to a small town Czinkota with his wife Marie.

What was Bela Kiss' profession?
    Tinsmith. Bela Kiss was also interested in occult matters, but back then, many people in small places were superstitious and he did not stand out.

How old was Bela's wife?
    25. His wife was 25 and it was rumored that she had an affair with an artist, Paul Bihary.

What name was Bela Kiss using to meet lonely women?
    Hoffman. Bela Kiss put advertisements in the newspaper to meet the women under the name of Hoffman and then he invited them into his apartament in Budapest.

How did Bela Kiss dispose of the bodies of the dead women?
    He placed them into containers filled with alcohol. To the constable who asked once what was in the containers, Bela Kiss told that they were filled with gasoline that he saved since the World War was just starting.

How were the women killed by Bela Kiss?
    Strangled. Bela Kiss used the same rope as the one he used to strangle, to tie the women up and place them in the containers.

How many bodies was there found in his house?
    24. All the bodies were preserved in alcohol and could be recognized. Among the bodies found were the ones of his wife and her lover. All the others were women.

True or False: Bela Kiss was reported dead after becoming a soldier during the World War I.
    true & t. Bela Kiss was reported dead, but during an investigation it was found that the man who was thought to be Bela Kiss was 20 years too young and probably swapped his documents with Bela Kiss.

Where was Bela Kiss reported to be seen by Henry Oswald?
    New York. Henry Osvald was a detective, whose nickname was 'Camera Eye' because he had an extraordinary memory of faces. That made many believe that Bela Kiss was indeed in New York though there has been other reports that he has been seen in other places as well.

Was Bela Kiss ever caught?
    No & n. Since no one ever caught Bela Kiss, he was nicknamed 'The Mystery Man of Europe.'

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