When I was a child I remember hearing the Germanic tale of 'Bluebeard' a wealthy and powerful nobleman, who marries woman after woman, afterwards killing each bride after collecting their dowries.
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| Bluebeard ~ The Serial Wife Killer |
In the original versions of the tale, the motive for these killings isn't exactly as clear cut in those early folk versions. But when I heard the story as a kid, it was clearly for the money, and other cultures also have stories on the same theme e.g. the French story entitled The White Dove.
