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Some witnesses named relatives who died while at the gynaeceum.

Others reported having seen traces of torture on dead bodies, some of which were buried in graveyards, and others in unmarked locations.

However, two witnesses ( court officials Benedikt Deseo and Jakob Szilvassy ) actually saw the Countess herself torture and kill young servant girls.

According to the testimony of the defendants, Elizabeth Báthory tortured and killed her victims not only at Csejte but also on her properties in Sárvár, Németkeresztúr, Bratislava ( then Pozsony, Pressburg ), and Vienna, and even between these locations.

In addition to the defendants, several people were named for supplying Elizabeth Báthory with young women.

The girls had been procured either by deception or by force.

A little-known figure named Anna Darvulia was rumored to have influenced Báthory, but Darvulia was dead long before the trial.