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Joachim Knychała
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 4
Joachim Knychała
„The Vampire of Bytom”
Poland
GENDERCOUNTRY
VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
PL
5
1975
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Poland
- Victim count (in game)
- 5
- First crime
- 1975
- Victims targeted
- Women
- Status
- Dead
- Zodiac sign
- Virgo
Report
Between 1975 and 1982 Joachim Knychała murdered women in Upper Silesia, around Bytom and Piekary Śląskie. He struck while the memory of the “Vampire of Zagłębie” was still fresh and was dubbed his copycat. He killed five women and attacked several others. Sentenced to death, he was executed in 1985.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #4 (DEC 24, 2025). Most recently: #295 (OCT 11, 2026). Times featured: 5.
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