February 2, 1868 - Enriqueta Martí
Operating in the working-class districts of early twentieth-century Barcelona, Martí stood accused of crimes that scandalized Spain and drew sustained press coverage that outpaced what investigators could actually prove. The case rests on a contested historical record — the confirmed abduction of one child, Teresita Guitart, anchors a body of allegations that courts and researchers have since struggled to substantiate. What is not disputed is that the case exposed deep anxieties about child welfare, urban poverty, and the limits of contemporary criminal investigation.
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Enriqueta Martí Ripollés (1868 – 12 May 1913) was a Spanish child serial killer, kidnapper, prostitute and procuress of children. She was called "The Vampire of carrer Ponent", "The Vampire of Barcelona" and "The Vampire of the Raval" in the press.
Some researchers have, however, asserted that she was not a killer of children, but rather a person with mental disorders who can only be proven reliably to have abducted one young girl, Teresita Guitart. They also contend that the acts that are attributed to her could not be proven.
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