Russian Elizabeth Báthory | Serial Killer | Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova | Faces of Crime #bathory

Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova (March 11, 1730 – December 27, 1801), commonly known as Saltychikha, was a Russian noblewoman, sadist, and serial killer from Moscow. She became notorious for torturing and killing many of her serfs, mostly females. Saltykova has been compared by many to the Hungarian "Blood Countess," Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614), who allegedly committed similar crimes in her home, Čachtice Castle, against servant girls and local serfs, although historians debate the accuracy of these charges.