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Ripley’s Museum has a serial killer’s preserved head

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Jan 29, 2026
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Serial killer Peter Kürten, aka the Vampire of Düsseldorf

If you’re curious about the morbid genre of things found in museums, the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum has the preserved head of a killer from 1931. Peter Kürten committed a series of horrible crimes in Düsseldorf and was beheaded and dissected as a result. His actual head is now on display wi…

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