Leszek Pękalski
Born
Leszek Pękalski

(1966-02-12) 12 February 1966
Osieki, Bytów, Poland
Other namesThe Vampire of Bytów
Conviction(s)1 count of murder
Details
Victims1–80
Span of crimes
1984–1992
CountryPoland

Leszek Jacek Pękalski, known as The Vampire of Bytów[1] (born 12 February 1966) is a Polish murderer and suspected serial killer.[2] He is believed to have killed at least 17 people between 1984 and 1992. At some stages of the criminal proceedings, he admitted to having killed as many as 80 people;[3] which he later retracted.

Nevertheless, due to problems with the collection of evidence, he was convicted for only one murder. Pękalski is set to be released in December 2017,[3] then transferred to a National Center for the Prevention of Dyssocial Behavior in Gostynin[4] for evaluation.

See also

References

  1. Serial Homicide: Profiling of Victims and Offenders for Policing ISBN 978-3-319-40054-9 p. 56
  2. Eric W. Hickey (23 June 2009). Serial Murderers and their Victims (5th ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 321. ISBN 9780495600817.
  3. 1 2 Jaques Buval (1998). Nur für Schokolade. Die Geständnisse von Leszek Pekalski, des wahrscheinlich größten Massenmörders unserer Zeit. Eulenspiegel. ISBN 3-360-00851-0.
  4. "Wampir z Bytowa, Leszek Pękalski. Reportaż Superwizjera". TVN24.pl. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
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