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The historical Sweeney Todd, hanged for murder in 1801, may have been the most successful serial killer of all time, some accounts attributing 160 unfortunate customers to his victim list (Haining 96). Sweeney's saga has passed through so many retellings that what facts remain about this menace are enshrouded in layers...
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Todd’s victims, and, gruesomely, used them as pie fillings. Some accounts estimate that Sweeney Todd murdered 160 victims! Was Sweeney Todd modern Britain’s first ever serial killer? Or, is the tale of Sweeney Todd nothing more than a myth about a serial killer who never existed?
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Sweeney Todd was a real person ... As a matter of historical record, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was a real person. ... He actually existed and certainly predates Jack the Ripper as the first documented serial killer.
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What is it with Johnny Depp and Victorian Era serial killers? ... In his newest big screen release, Depp stars as the title character in "Sweeney Todd," [2] a film about a fictional 19th century London barber who kills his customer-victims using his barber's razor.
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Allegedly, the real Sweeney Todd was born to a couple of alcoholics in London during the 18th century. ... How can any of this be funny now when serial killers readily invoke shivers? Possibly it's because director Peter J. Hill is able to mine sympathy from Sweeney's madness while threading comedy throughout the story.
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Sweeney Todd - Man or Myth? ... "Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd; His skin was pale and his eye was odd; He shaved the faces of gentlemen; Who never thereafter were heard of again; He trod a path that few have trod; Did Sweeney Todd; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." ... Serial Killers...
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The Demon Barber Sweeney Todd is the English bogeyman: the character older children call upon to frighten their friends and younger children. Unruly youngsters are cautioned against misbehaving with threats of being attacked by Sweeney and served up in a meat pie. ... Serial Killers...
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TRAVELS THROUGH TIME AS TWO VERY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS ... by Brad Balfour ... I have played every kind of individual including the serial killer in Sweeney Todd.
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