5 People Who Died From Crossbow Wounds Believed to Be Part of a Medieval Folklore Cult

A police car in front of a building where the bodies of two women were found in Wittingen, Germany, on May 13, 2019. Christophe Gateau/DPA via AP

Five people who mysteriously died after crossbow bolts pierced their bodies in southern Germany could be part of a medieval folklore cult, police have suggested.

Two women and a man were discovered with crossbow bolts stuck in them at a Bavarian bed and breakfast in Passau on May 11. Another two dead bodies were found just two days later at one of the women’s apartments in Wittingen, just over 400 miles northwest of Passau.