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Joachim Knychała (8 September 1952 – 28 October 1985) was a Polishserial 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
