Peter Stumpp

Peter Stumpp
Woodcut showing the beheading of Peter Stumpp in Cologne in 1589
Died31 October 1589
Cologne, Germany
Cause of deathExecution by decapitation
Other namesPeter Stumpf; the Werewolf of Bedburg
Criminal penaltyDeath by breaking
Details
Victims18
Span of crimes
c. 1564–1589
CountryHoly Roman Empire
State(s)Electorate of Cologne
Date apprehended
1589

Peter Stumpp (c. 1530–1589; name is also spelt as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft, and cannibalism. He was known as "the Werewolf of Bedburg".