Manuel Blanco Romasanta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manuel Blanco Romasanta

Spanish serial killer

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1809

Place of Birth: Esgos, Galicia, Spain

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1863

Profession: serial killer, dressmaker, street vendor

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Manuel Blanco Romasanta (né Manuela; 18 November 1809 — 14 December 1863) was Spain's first recorded serial killer.
In 1853, he admitted to thirteen murders, but claimed he was not responsible, because he was suffering from a curse that caused him to turn into a wolf.
Although this defence was rejected at trial, Queen Isabella II commuted his death sentence to allow doctors to investigate the claim as an example of clinical lycanthropy.
Romasanta has become part of Spanish folklore as the Werewolf of Allariz, and is also known as The Tallow Man, a nickname he earned for rendering his victims' fat to make high-quality soap.