Mariam Soulakiotis Deadly Nun Cult

Greek serial killer Mariam Soulakiotis, a nun nicknamed the “Female Rasputin,” operated a monastery in Athens, Greece, during the 1930s and 1940s, where authorities later uncovered widespread abuse. Investigators accused Soulakiotis of torturing wealthy women followers and coercing them to donate their property and money to the monastery before many of them died under suspicious circumstances. Authorities alleged she was responsible for as many as 177 deaths and also blamed her for the deaths of around 150 children after she subjected tuberculosis patients to brutal mistreatment instead of proper care. Greek courts later convicted her for multiple crimes.

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