Leszek Jacek Pękalski, known as The Vampire of Bytów[1] (born 12 February 1966) is a Polish murderer and suspected serial killer.
At some stages of the criminal proceedings, he admitted to having killed as many as 80 people;[3] which he later retracted.
[4] Nevertheless, due to problems with the collection of evidence, he was convicted of only one murder.
Pękalski is set to be released in December 2017,[3] then transferred to a National Center for the Prevention of Dyssocial Behavior in Gostynin[5] for evaluation.
He will be evaluated by psychiatrists every six months and the court will decide whether to detain or release him.