Was a Hungarian countess the worlds most prolific serial killer?
When it comes to naming the world’s most prolific serial killer, some boundaries must be established. As Soviet dictator from 1924 to 1953, Josef Stalin was responsible for the deaths of millions of citizens who died from starvation and internment in gulags (forced labor camps) [source: BBC]. Adolph Hitler’s genocidal bent led to the murders of nearly 21 million people (not including those combatants who died fighting the German army) [source: University of Hawaii]. But these
