43. The Werewolf of Allariz | Manuel Blanco Romasanta

Podcast: Homocidal Tendency: A Queer True Crime Podcast · Homocidal Tendency | LGBTQ Crime & Dark History

Opublikowano: 2026-10-18

In the 1840s, the remote, mist-shrouded forests of Galicia, Spain, became the hunting ground for a very real monster. When desperate women and children began vanishing into the mountains, the starving villagers blamed the Sacaúntos a mythical bogeyman who harvested human fat. But the truth was far stranger. This week, we dive into the chilling case of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, a soft-spoken traveling salesman who mounted the only successful "werewolf" legal defense in Spanish history. We explore his brutal crimes, his shocking courtroom confession, and the modern medical evidence suggesting Spain...