Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the  serial  (1846–47).  The original story became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet Street, Todd murders his customers with a straight razor and gives their corpses to Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime, who bakes their flesh into meat pies. The tale has been retold many times since in plays, novels, film and other media.

Scholars do not think Sweeney Todd was a real person. (Full text)

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