The Scorpion of Pomerania: Paweł Tuchlin’s Hammer of Horror
In this chilling episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson uncovers the terrifying story of Paweł Tuchlin, the Polish serial killer known as “Skorpion.” From 1975 to 1983, this unassuming family man stalked women along foggy roads and rural paths near Gdańsk, brutally attacking them with a stolen hammer in a series of sexually motivated assaults. He murdered nine victims and attempted to kill at least eleven more, leaving the Pomeranian region gripped by fear.
Alexander dives into Tuchlin’s abusive childhood, his petty criminal past, the long and flawed manhunt by Polish milicja…
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