Case file · Cryptid
The werewolf of Ansbach
In 1685, a wolf killing livestock and children near Ansbach was believed to be the dead, hated mayor returned; after it was killed, it was dressed in human clothes, masked and hanged.
1685 CE · 49.30, 10.57 · status: account
The account
A broadsheet showed the hanged 'wolf-mayor' with a wig and beard. The body was later displayed in a local museum.
The sceptical view
The animal was a real wolf; the werewolf belief mixed real attacks with resentment towards an official.