Folklore Forensics
Baba Yaga: The Cannibal Killer of Slavic Folklore
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Deep in Russian forests, in times of famine and social upheaval, children sent to gather food or seek help from distant relatives frequently vanished without trace. Local accounts attributed these disappearances to a cannibalistic witch living in a mobile dwelling. Modern forensic analysis suggests these cases may involve a combination of exposure deaths, predation by desperate hermits or…