"At least in my view, there are too many doubts in this case, and if judgments were really based on evidence, in no way should Elizabeth be considered the criminal mastermind behind it." After hearing Leonard's story, Joan spoke excitedly.
Because of her own history, Joan has always been very sensitive to cases involving false accusations and frame-ups.
"If all the evidence we now know is true, then we can almost be sure that this was a premeditated act of slander, aiming to get rid of Elizabeth's nephew, the leader of Hungary."
Then, Joan mentioned the doubts in the case, such as the important letter from Thurzo, which claimed that his 30-plus men discovered a dead girl, a dying girl, an injured woman, and a group of captive people at Elizabeth's home.
These discoveries soon became evidence of Elizabeth Bathory's abuse and murder of her servants, leading to her being placed under house arrest and subsequently tried.
