11 Facts About Bogdan Arnold

Bogdan Eugeniusz Arnold was a Polish serial killer who murdered four women in Katowice from October 1966 to May 1967, hiding their bodies in his apartment.

Bogdan Arnold was born on 17 February 1933, in Kalisz.

Bogdan Arnold graduated from a vocational school as an electrician.

Bogdan Arnold was married three times, but each time he got divorced, as his wives accused him of aggression and domestic violence.

The next murders occurred in a similar pattern: on 12 March 1967, Bogdan Arnold lured a 40-year-old prostitute into his apartment, whose identity was never established, after which he strangled her, dismembered the body, and hid the remains in his apartment.

Bogdan Arnold himself did not visit his apartment for several days due to the impossibility of living with four corpses, worrying his neighbours further.

Bogdan Arnold himself disappeared from the crime scene and was hiding for a week from law enforcement agencies who were searching for him.

Bogdan Arnold immediately confessed to his crimes and began to give evidence.

Bogdan Arnold did not repent and strongly regretted that he could not poison her wife, citing her divorce with him as the cause of his misogyny.

On 9 March 1968, Bogdan Arnold was sentenced to death by hanging.

Bogdan Arnold was buried in an unmarked grave at number 38 in a special cemetery for executed Polish criminals.