In the 1960s and 1970s, a series of murders took place in Poland that shook public opinion. The perpetrator of these crimes was “The Vampire of Zagłębie” who was to kill 14 women. 1 of the victims was Jolanta Gierk, the niece of Edward Gierek, then the first secretary of the provincial committee of the PZPR. Was Zdzisław Marchwicki truly “The Vampire of Zagłębie”?
It passed 50 years ago, in November 1964, in Dąbrowka Smalla the body of Anna M was found. The female was murdered by a blunt instrument to the head. The unsub knocked her out first, then moved the body to a secluded place to kill her. Initially, investigators did not attach much importance to this crime, since there were many murders in those days.
It wasn't until the 3rd female died that it was noted that the unsub's M.O. was the same. Anna's husband was in custody, so he couldn't have been a murderer. The militia started looking for a criminal. 1 of the victims was Jolanta Gierk, the niece of Edward Gierk. Did Gierkówna's death origin the militia to take it seriously to work?
Contrary to appearances, it was then that this substance ceased to be a political matter. It's been under consideration that the unsub doesn't execution sexually. We must stress that no of these victims have been raped. They were exposed, but no of them were raped.
The celebrated murderer of the times of the Polish People's Republic, named “The Vampire of the Underworld”, attacked only women. The robberies occurred late in the evening and early in the morning, usually close the forest and erstwhile there was fog. any victims managed to escape with their lives, but could not give a description of the criminal.
The search for the Vampire from Zagłębie lasted over 7 years. An exhibition was made that drove around Silesia and Zagłębie. small evidence was shown that might have led individual to give us a clue. Investigators even came up with the thought that they would start performing a feature movie in episodes due to the fact that they assumed that the killer could appear on the set as an extra.
Someone in Warsaw knocked on the forehead and said, “Men, come on.” Investigators assumed that the exhibition would besides be attended by "Vampir". A memorial book was put out so that people who come would sign in. They photographed for the first fewer days anyone who showed up at this exhibition to get a lead.
It was so many pictures that it couldn't be identified. The breakthrough in the investigation was to be Maria Marchwicka's testimony. The female was to study to the police station herself and say, “Why are you looking for this vampire erstwhile my Ghost is simply a vampire?” Marchwicki is detained even though he did not match the created intellectual image of the perpetrator.
He was detained at the marketplace in Dąbrowa Górnicza. erstwhile he realized how many police cars had come for him, he was to say, "What have you come here so much as to arrest a vampire?" Whether it's actual or not, it's hard to say.
The trial lasted over a year. On the bench of the defendants were, among others, the Marchwick brothers – Jan and Henryk. Why were they besides the defendants in this case? What was the process of the "Vampira from Zagłębie" and what curiosity situations occurred during its course?
Zdzisław Marchwicki and his brother John were sentenced to death penalty. After the memorandum was issued and erstwhile the death punishment was stopped, the gallows were stripped and burned in the boiler room. Today, it turns out that Zdzisław Marchwicki was not “The Vampire of Zagłębie”. Then who murdered women?
In Poland, according to the Central Statistical Office data, 104 murders were reported in 2020. That means the killing rate was 0.27 per 100,000 inhabitants. By comparison, there were 114 murders in 2019, which is simply a ratio of 0.29 per 100,000 inhabitants.
It is worth noting that crime in Poland is decreasing. In 2018, 136 homicides were reported, making 0.35 per 100,000 inhabitants. This means that in 2 years the number of murders has fallen by 23.5%.
However, despite the decline in crime, there are inactive issues that shake public opinion. This was the case in the case of the Vampire from Zagłębie. This case remains 1 of the most celebrated and most scandalous in the past of Polish forensics.
Today, thanks to the improvement of technology and forensic medicine, it is possible to solve cases that were formerly considered impossible. However, there are inactive cases that stay unresolved and the perpetrators stay at large.
In the case of "Vampira of the Basin", the case was yet resolved, but the perpetrator was not correctly identified. Today, after years, it turns out that Zdzisław Marchwicki was not “The Vampire of Zagłębie”. Then who murdered women? The answers to these questions are not yet known, but are inactive being examined and analysed by experts.
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"Vampira of Zagłębie" crimes: the actual communicative of Zdzisław Marchwicki
