Viktória Fődi (February 23, 1882 – October 10, 1940), better known by her nickname Pipás Pista (“Pipe-smoking Steve”), was a Hungarian murderer and suspected serial killer responsible for at least two killings in Szeged in 1919 and 1922. A controversial, almost mythical figure in both contemporary and modern Hungary, she has been the subject of many books, plays and films dedicated to her case.

Many conflicting accounts exist about Fődi’s past, making it hard to distinguish which claims are fact and which are fiction. At the age of 13, in order to alleviate their debts, Fődi’s parents sold her to work as a housemaid in Turócszentmárton, where she would pick up smoking as a regular habit.

According to some reports, her employer, Mórich Sulák, allegedly raped her on a regular basis and even impregnated her, but no supporting evidence for these allegations has been found. Later on, Sulák introduced the then-19-year-old girl to 27-year-old wealthy farmer Pál Rieger, to whom Viktória was married in 1902.

What was certain is that in 1910, the couple divorced, and shortly after Rieger went off to fight in the First World War, Fődi began dressing and identifying as a man, allegedly because she considered it easier to get a job this way.

(From Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktória_Fődi)