Post by pigeon on Jun 25, 2008 6:03:29 GMT 10
Okay, I'm sure you all know who Sweeney Todd is witht he new movie out, but just in case you don't, he's a barber who killed his customers and then Mrs. Lovett would bake them into meant pies and sell them to unknowing people.
He's most likely fiction, made up back when there were all those horror stories and plays being created in the 1800's. But, there is some evidence that he may have been real. At 186 Fleet Street, where it's said Sweeney had his barber shop, there have been human remains found in the cellar. But they could also be from the near by church burying people there.
Also, there was a similar true story in France around trhe same time, I can't remember they guys name but he was a murdere and a baker and he sold his victims as various meat dishes including pies. He only killed a few people though.
So, do you think Sweeney was real?
He's most likely fiction, made up back when there were all those horror stories and plays being created in the 1800's. But, there is some evidence that he may have been real. At 186 Fleet Street, where it's said Sweeney had his barber shop, there have been human remains found in the cellar. But they could also be from the near by church burying people there.
Also, there was a similar true story in France around trhe same time, I can't remember they guys name but he was a murdere and a baker and he sold his victims as various meat dishes including pies. He only killed a few people though.
So, do you think Sweeney was real?
