The True Horrifying Story That Inspired the Orphan Film

This is insane, how can two mothers be this evil?!

Liz Manuelle
6 min readOct 15, 2022
Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

The real Barbora Skrlová, and the character from the movie Orphan, Isabelle Fuhrman . Photo Wikimedia Commons. Orphan: First kill

Klara Maureova was born in Kurim, Czech slovakia, in 1975. As a teenager, Klara struggled with depression and mental health problems. Growing up, she always thought she had been chosen to serve a God-ordained mission. Her younger sister Katerina, had the same mentality as her sister had, they both were always together planning grand things for the future. At the age of 20, Klara went on to study at a university, but was never able to free herself from her pseudo-religious fixations. It wasn’t long before she managed to be independent, going to live together with a man, Klara got pregnant with her first child. Within the marriage, Klara gave birth to two boys named Ondrej and Jakub.

Due to Klara’s violent and unhealthy behavior, the marriage did not last long. After the separation, she was left alone with the children. Despite her eccentricities, she was a good mother; she spent enough time with her children, she loved and cared for them. However, loneliness was taking over her. Klara sought out her sister Katerina, and went to live with her and her nephews.

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Liz Manuelle

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