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Real-life inspiration for ‘Killing Eve’ psycho had ‘legendary sexual prowess’

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Blond psychopath Villanelle in “Killing Eve” is the kind of over-the-top fictional character who couldn’t possibly be real — right?

Not so fast. It turns out that Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer, 27, was based on a very real villain who reportedly killed nearly two-dozen people in cold blood, all while seducing police officers like a pro.

Luke Jennings, who wrote the “Villanelle” novel series which the hit AMC and BBC America series is based on, has exposed the inspiration behind the character: Idoia López Riaño, a Spanish ETA hitwoman known as La Tigresa, according to The Independent. “She killed 23 people, and she was clearly a psychopath and completely, completely without empathy,” Jennings revealed in an online chat for the new Lyme

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