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I promise you haven’t heard of this German serial killer. Active for nearly two decades throughout the 50s and 60s, this murderer targeted young children and evidence points to hundreds of possible victims. After suffering a traumatic injury during childhood, Franz Josef Ludy spent his life torturing others.
This is the story of serial killer Franz Josef Ludy.
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