August 2, 2002 (NTL World News) - A teenager has been found guilty of murdering his elderly neighbour and drinking her blood in a vampire ritual. Art student Mathew Hardman, 17, butchered Mabel Leyshon at her home in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, last November. He has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.

The 90-year-old widow's heart was cut out and her blood appeared to have been drunk from a saucepan. The teenager was said to be obsessed by vampires and killed Mrs Leyshon in a bid to become one of the creatures. He had denied any involvement in the murder and claimed his alleged fascination with vampires was no more than a "subtle interest."

Hardman was convicted by a unanimous verdict at Mold Crown Court. After the verdict was reached, trial Mr Justice Richards lifted an order banning his identification. The 17-year-old wept when the male foreman read out the verdict and his mother shrieked and sobbed in the public gallery.

Judge Mr Justice Richards says all the evidence pointed to the fact Hardman believed he could achieve immortality by killing Mrs Leyshon and drinking her blood.

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The Vampire Maid - Hume Nisbet

James Hume Nisbet (1849-1923), author and artist, was born on 8 August 1849 at Stirling, Scotland, son of James Nisbet, house-decorator, and his wife Jane, née Hume. He was educated in letters under Rev. Dr James Culross and in painting under the artist Sam Bough, R.S.A. Of a roving disposition, at 16 he went to Melbourne and found various jobs. About 1868 he spent a year playing small parts with Walter Montgomery and others at the Theatre Royal. He then wandered around eastern Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea Islands.

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In my dream

In my dream the forest shrank back into its shadows, the land faded behind me like a darkening mirage and riding on the night ocean I saw a ship of glass.

With towers and curving staircases it rose shining above the waves, driven by static winds to the midnight edge of the world.

A solver unicorn stood at the helm.
His eyes glowed amber in the moonrise, his mane blew out behind him like the threads of spun crystal.

In my dream I entered the vessel and climbed to the top of the highest tower.

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Ysatnaf

dragons fly free
over a blood red sea
unicorns run abundant
on plains of green land
wizards and goblins
there are quite a few
in the land of my mind
anything's true
I make up the worlds
I give them their names
I name all the seas and mountains and plains
I make up the species
like froggins and gloons
I give them the days, the nights, and the moon
with out much a thought
I give them all homes
I make up the stories
I make up their lives
the world is my own
I am the creator

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A necrophile, rapist, and killer, Peter Kürten targeted almost any vulnerable person. His mild manner charmed women and children alike, and in his confession, he claimed that he got his start when a neighbor taught him how to torture animals. He learned to stab them to death while he was raping them.

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Vampyres (1855)

VAMPYRES

published in

Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Volume 10, Issue 59, April 1855
Pages 681-685

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