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Polish archaeologists discovered a 17th-century "vampire" burial with a sickle and padlock, reflecting fears of the undead.
In Poland, archaeologists found a 17th-century burial of a woman with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe—rituals indicating fears of vampirism, where the padlock was placed first, and the sickle added after exhumation to prevent her from rising.
This "deviant burial" reflects widespread medieval beliefs in the undead.
A documentary explores these practices as cultural responses to death.
Separately, a true-crime episode examines the 1970 rape and murder of two sisters in Australia, linked to Arthur Stanley Brown, who was charged decades later but not convicted due to alleged senility, and remains connected to other unsolved cases, including the Beaumont children disappearance.
The series presents the stories with careful research and archival material, avoiding sensationalism.
Los arqueólogos polacos descubrieron un sepulcro de "vampiros" del siglo XVII con una hoz y un candado, lo que refleja el temor a los no muertos.