Joachim Knychała Explained

Joachim Knychała
Birth Date:	8 September 1952
Birth Place:	Bytom, Polish People's Republic
Death Place:	Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic
Cause:	Execution by hanging
Victims:	5
Country:	Poland
Apprehended:	May 1982
Conviction:	Murder (5 counts)
Sentence:	Death
Criminal Status:	Executed

Joachim Knychała (8 September 1952 – 28 October 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, the place of murder and the date of the murder

1. Elżbieta Mikułowa – Piekary Śląskie; November 1975
2. Mirosława Sarnowska – Chorzów; 6 May 1976
3. Teresa Ryms – Bytom; 30 October 1976
4. Halina Syda – Piekary Śląskie; 23 June 1979
5. Bogusława Ludyga – Piekary Śląskie; 8 May 1982

See also

• List of serial killers by country

Notes and References

1. News: Wampir z Bytomia . Życie Bytomskie . 7 February 2011 . 24 May 2012 .
2. News: Śląski Frankenstein . . 12 November 2008 . 24 May 2012 . https://archive.today/20120716065047/http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/wiadomosci/slaski-frankenstein,1,3488062,wiadomosc.html . 16 July 2012 . dead .