Born August 7, 1560, Nyírbátor, Hungary and died on August 21, 1614, Castle Čachtice, Čachtice, Hungary. 

Báthory was a Hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Báthory was born into prominent nobility in Hungary. She was raised at the family castle in Ecséd, Hungary where she watched tortures. In 1575 she married Count Ferencz Nádasdy of another powerful Hungarian family, who encourage her to torture. However, after Nádasdy’s death in 1604, Báthory changed for worse, she began to find joy in torturing others. Though previous accounts of the murder of peasant women had been ignored, the claims in 1609 that she had slain women from noble families attracted attention. Hence Matthias, then king of Hungary, ordered an investigation which showed that Báthory had tortured and killed more than 600 girls with the assistance of her servants. On December 30, 1609, Báthory and her servants were arrested. Báthory was confined in her own dungeons at Castle Čachtice and remained there until she died. 

Morals  

1. what a child experiences early on, can define what they may become as adults.

2. poor people's lives will always be less important to society than those of the rich.