Romulus Vereș

Romulus Vereș (Cluj, January 23, 1929 – Ștei, December 13, 1993) was a notorious Romanian serial killer, better known as "The Man with the Hammer".

Romulus Vereș
Born
Romulus Vereș

January 23, 1929
Cluj, Romania
DiedDecember 13, 1993(1993-12-13) (aged 64)
Ștei, Romania
Other namesThe Man with the Hammer
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyNot guilty by reason of insanity
Details
Victims5
Span of crimes
September 11, 1972–February 14, 1974
CountryRomania
Date apprehended
February 14, 1974

During the 1970s, he was charged with five murders and several attempted murders, but never imprisoned on grounds of insanity; he suffered from schizophrenia, blaming the Devil for his actions. Instead, he was institutionalised in the Ștei psychiatric facility in 1976, following a three-year-long forensic investigation during which four thousand people were questioned.

Urban myths brought the number of victims up to two hundred women, though the actual number was much smaller. This confusion is probably explained by the lack of attention this case received, despite its magnitude, in the Communist press of the time.[1]

Notes
  1. "Citește povestea celui mai temut criminal al Clujului: "Omul cu ciocanul"" (in Romanian). Clujeanul. 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
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