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Locasta: World’s First Serial Killer

Humans have been committing crimes since the beginning of creation, many crimes have been recorded over time, and the details of those crimes have been passed down from generation to generation.

Thousands of crimes are committed every day all over the world.  Hundreds of serial killers have been identified.  Various tests have been and are being conducted to know about their psychological issues.  But have you ever wanted to know about the world’s first serial killer?

The earliest recorded history is in the Roman Empire of 331 BC, where 170 women killed their husbands by poisoning them.  Many called this phenomenon the poisonous plague.

But none of these women got the title of serial killer, the first serial killer in the history of the world was a woman named Loksta.

Who was this Locust and how did he become history’s first serial killer?

Locust was born in the first century AD in Gaul, a province outside Rome (in what is now France).

He spent his early life in the countryside.  Staying in the village he learned a lot about herbalism and the properties of all the plants around him.  What happens to a tree or plant?

At one point he left Gaul and entered the city of Rome.  Very quickly he understood the situation and environment of the city of Rome.  After entering Rome, he first understood the nature and character of the people of Rome.

Two things are worth noting to characterize the people of Rome.

The people of Rome were characterized by two main things:-

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1) They were extremely greedy

2) They had a lot of ambition.

At that time many Romans were trying to harm their political rivals and wealthy relatives.  And Locasta made good use of this opportunity.

As the locust was very knowledgeable about herbs, he used to poison them so that when he died, he died of natural causes.

People can know about his herbal knowledge behind the scenes.  And Locusta kept poisoning people for money.

And he became a professional poisonous surreal killer.

Locusta was often arrested for his activities, as his clients were all wealthy and influential.  With their intervention he was always able to get out of jail.

Assassination of Roman Emperor Claudius

Locust prepared poison and delivered the poison, word of which spread to the Roman queen Agrippina.  Locust was summoned by the empress Agrippina.

Queen Agrippina had another marriage before her marriage to the emperor and had a son.  Name that son Niro.  The queen wanted Nero to be the king’s heir.

But King Claudius would never let that happen.  This can only be done by the death of the king.  The queen summons Locusta and prepares poison to kill the king.

Roman Empire Claudius Image Credit: history. Com

Claudius was successfully assassinated on 13 October 54 AD.  At that time the queen placed her 16-year-old son Nero on the emperor’s throne.  As it was known that the king had died for locusts, Jocasta was imprisoned and executed.

The young emperor Nero had his own rivals and adversaries.  He is none other than his half-brother Britannicus.  Nero knew that Britannicus had a claim to the throne and would stand in his way in the future if he wasn’t removed from Earth.

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A few months after becoming emperor, Nero made a new plan.  And so he ordered Locusta to be released from prison. Under Nero’s protection, Locusta’s poison business became prosperous and flourishing.

Britannicus was later poisoned, creating many political rivals for the emperor.

Nero’s own family members began to fear him.  They had reason to fear, that he might use Locust to kill them.

Exactly how many people Locusta killed is unknown.  But, given the tumultuous political climate that reigned in Rome at the time, one can only assume that his victims numbered in the dozens.

Niro image Credit : Wikipedia

Nero’s reign was brought to an abrupt end in 64 AD by a coup by Vindex, a Roman provincial governor.

He fled Rome and eventually committed suicide.  Galba, the emperor appointed after the coup, denounced Loksta for his role as an instrument of the previous ruler’s tyranny.  He was executed the same year.

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