Leszek Pękalski

Leszek Jacek Pękalski, also known as the Vampire of Bytów[1] (born 12 February 1966 in Osieki near Bytów, Poland) is a Polish 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.

Leszek Pękalski
Press conference: Leszek Pękalski, Henryk Morus and Zbigniew Ziobro. 2012
Born
Leszek Pękalski

(1966-02-12) 12 February 1966
Osieki, Bytów, Poland
Other namesThe Vampire of Bytów
Conviction(s)1 count of murder
Details
Victims17-80
Span of crimes
1984–1992
CountryPoland

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.

References
  1. Serial Homicide: Profiling of Victims and Offenders for Policing ISBN 978-3-319-40054-9 p. 56
  2. Eric W. Hickey. Serial Murderers and their Victims (5th ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 321.
  3. Jaques Buval. 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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