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Archaeologists in Poland were flabbergasted after discovering the remains of alleged “vampire children,” one of which was decapitated to allegedly prevent them from rising from the grave. “The burial ...

MAROTINU DE SUS, Romania -- Before Toma Petre's relatives pulled his body from the grave, ripped out his heart, burned it to ashes, mixed it with water and drank it, he hadn't been in the news much.

“The burial clearly shows signs of anti-vampire practices, aimed at stopping the dead from rising.” Archaeologists in Poland recently discovered the decapitated skeletal remains of what were likely ...

Archaeologists in Poland recently discovered the decapitated skeletal remains of what were likely believed to have been "vampire" children, based on specific 13th century burial rituals that were ...