The Vampire of Bytom: Joachim Knychała – Poland’s Axe-Wielding Frankenstein Killer
In the industrial shadows of 1970s Upper Silesia, a seemingly ordinary miner and family man named Joachim Knychała became one of Poland’s most terrifying serial killers. Known as the “Wampir z Bytomia” (Vampire of Bytom) and “Frankenstein,” he stalked women and girls near tram lines, striking with axes and pickaxes in a brutal spree fueled by deep hatred.
Host Alexander Lawson uncovers Knychała’s tormented childhood, his copycat obsession with another Silesian “Vampire,” the panic that gripped the region, and how a family betrayal finally brought the monster down. From stairwell ambushes to…
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