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.

Leszek Pękalski
Born
Leszek Pękalski

(1966-02-12) 12 February 1966 (age 58)
Osieki, Bytów, Poland
Other namesThe Vampire of Bytów
Conviction(s)1 count of murder
Details
Victims1–80
Span of crimes
1984–1992
CountryPoland

Nevertheless, due to problems with the collection of evidence, he was convicted of 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.

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  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. ^ a b 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 29 October 2017.