Kurten ran away from home when he was 16 years old,and never returned

 

At the scene of Klein's murder,a handkerchief was found with the initials 'P.K.' on it-Klein's father was named Peter,so officers believed that Peter's brother,Otto,had taken the handkerchief from Peter since the two were engaged in a fight the night before Klein's death,and Otto's statement that he would do something to Peter that he"would remember all his life"-Otto went to court for the murder,but was aquitted due-to lack of evidence

 

Kurten's last meal was a wienerschinitzel,friend potatoes,and a bottle of white wine

 

Two days after Albermann disappeared,a newspaper called "Freedom" recieved a letter with a map that stated where Albermann's body could be found,and it was where it was stated in the letter

 

Kurten's trial only lasted eight days

 

Kurten had 12 siblings

 

When Kurten left Dusseldorf after prison,he went to Altenburg,where he stayed with one of his sisters,and told people he had been a prisoner of war in Russia instead of the real reason of being in prison(desertion)

 

When Kurten was released from prison in 1899,he lived with a prostitute whom was twice his age(this is where it is believed that Kurten's sexual needs towards animals turned to that of sexual needs towards human beings)

 

Kurten's second wife was a redeemed-prostitute,whom he married in 1925

 

During Kurten's trial,he was placed in a special shoulder-height cage to keep him from escaping

Kurten was a political activist and worked in trade union circles in 1921

 

When Kurten was sent to prison for desertion during World War I,he spent 20 years in prison

 

The day after Scheer's murder,Kurten went back to the crime scene and actually struck up a conversation with one of the lead detectives on the case

 

When Kurten was arrested for the final time,it was in front of the St.Rochus Church

 

Kurten's father was arrested and sentence to prison when Kurten was younger,due-to he forced incest on one of Kurten's sisters

 

It's rumored that when Kurten was 9 years old,he would decapitate animals' heads and drink the blood from they're necks

 

Many believe that Kurten first killed when he was 9 years old-two of his school friends "drowned"

 

Kurten had actually been married twice(the wife whom turned him in after his confession was his second wife)

A man named Stausberg was arrested not too long after the first three murders,and,unknown till this day,Stausberg confessed to the murders,and thus,was found insane and sent to an insane asylum

 

Kurten was executed at Klingepultz Prison in Cologne,Germany

 

Hamacher and Lenzen were foster sisters

 

Kurten's first job was as a moulder's apprentice

 

Kurten commited beastiality from a very young age

 

After Kurten spent his time in prison for desertion,he was ordered to leave Dusseldorf and never return,but he did-4 years later

 

Kurten spent most of his teen years in and out of prisons-mostly for petty theft

 

It's rumored that the movie "Cradle 2 The Grave"(2003) is actually based off of the film "M"(1931),which is based on Kurten