Peter Stumpp

Peter Stumpp (c. 1540/1552 - 31st October 1589) was a German serial killer and werewolf, he had 2 children, one unnamed and also gave birth to Sybil Stumpp (c. 1558/1565 - 31st October 1589) who was also condemned to death for being an accomplice of Peter Stumpp (her father)

Peter Stumpp's exact birth year is unknown as his birth record was destroyed during the 30 years war, so it is estimated to be between the early 1520's to late 1530's.

He was executed along with Sybil on 31st October 1589 in Cologne, Germany.

Life

Although the exact date and place of Peter Stumpp's birth is unknown, examining sources likely puts it near Bedburg, Germany around 1540. Stumpp's name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Peter Stub, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf, and other aliases include such names as Abal Griswold, Abil Griswold, and Ubel Griswold. The name "Stump" or "Stumpf" may have been given him as a reference to the fact that his left hand had been cut off leaving only a stump, in German "Stumpf".[citation needed] It was alleged that as the "werewolf" had its left forepaw cut off, then the same injury proved the guilt of the man. Stumpp was born at the village of Epprath near the country-town of Bedburg in the Electorate of Cologne. His actual date of birth is not known, as the local church registers were destroyed during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). He was a wealthy farmer of his rural community. During the 1580s, he seems to have been a widower with two children; a girl called Beele (Sybil), who seems to have been older than fifteen years old, and a son, possibly Unk Stumpf

Peter Stumpp
Born	c. 1540/1552
Died	31st October 1589 (aged c. 37-49)
Spouse	unknown 2 children Unk Stumpp (c. 1565/1580 - aft. 1600) Sybil Stumpp (c. 1557/1565 - 1589)