Joachim Knychała
Appearance
Joachim Knychała | |
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File:Joachim Knychała.jpg | |
Born | |
Died | October 28, 1985 | (aged 33)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | 5 |
Country | Poland |
Date apprehended | May 1982 |
Joachim Knychała (September 8, 1952 – October 28, 1985) was a Polish serial killer, known as "The Vampire of Bytom" or "Frankenstein", who murdered five women between 1975 and 1982 in the Upper Silesian industrial region. He was apprehended, sentenced to death and hanged.[1][2]
Victims
The list contains names of the victims of Knychała, place of murder and the date of murder
- Elżbieta Mikułowa – Piekary Śląskie; November 1975
- Mirosława Sarnowska – Chorzów; May 6, 1976
- Teresa Ryms – Bytom; October 30, 1976
- Halina Syda – Piekary Śląskie; June 23, 1979
- Bogusława Ludyga – Piekary Śląskie; May 8, 1982
References
- ^ "Wampir z Bytomia". Życie Bytomskie. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Śląski Frankenstein". Onet.pl. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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- 20th-century Polish criminals
- 1952 births
- 1985 deaths
- Executed serial killers
- Polish serial killers
- Male serial killers
- Executed Polish people
- People from Bytom
- People executed by the Polish People's Republic
- Polish people convicted of murder
- People convicted of murder by Poland
- People executed by Poland by hanging
- Executed people from Silesian Voivodeship
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