Case file · Folklore / legend
The 'Vampire of the Raval'
In February 1912 Enriqueta Martí was arrested in Barcelona's Raval after a kidnapped girl was found in her flat; the press called her a vampire who made potions from children's blood.
1912 CE · 41.38, 2.17 · status: disputed
The sceptical view
Recent research argues much of the legend was press sensationalism and that the murders were never proven; she died in prison before trial.