27. Walpurga Hausmannin burned for witchcraft, vampirism and killing children
Another midwife, Walpurga Hausmannin worked in Dillingen, Bavaria. In her long career lasting nearly two decades, 40 infants died. At a time of high infant mortality, this was not surprising. But this was also during the witch craze, and thus highly suspicious. Under torture, Hausmannin said she became a witch after having sex with a demon disguised as a local man. The demon, Federlin, convinced her to kill the infants and women she attended, and even drink their blood. She also confessed to defiling sacraments and selling her soul. In 1587, the Bishop of Augsburg burned her at the stake.