26 Facts About Peter Kudzinowski

Peter Kudzinowski was an American serial killer who was linked to at least three murders committed within a four-year span.

Peter Kudzinowski was sentenced to death by the state of New Jersey after a quick legal process and spent a year on death row before he was executed in the electric chair at Trenton State Prison.

Peter Kudzinowski's crimes coincided with those of fellow serial killer Albert Fish, who committed at least three murders within the same time and area.

Peter Kudzinowski was born on August 13,1903, in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, to Polish immigrant parents Paul and Veronica.

Peter Kudzinowski is frequently and incorrectly referred to as Polish-born.

Peter Kudzinowski was the youngest of four boys and grew up in the Scranton area.

Peter Kudzinowski subsequently worked a stint in the Lackawanna Coal Mine and later held a job in the Lackawanna Railroad yards in Secaucus.

Peter Kudzinowski murdered 20-year-old Harry Quinn in Scranton on March 8,1924.

Peter Kudzinowski had introduced himself as "Ray Rogers" and "Roy Lambert" to some of Quinn's family members on what turned out to be the last day they would hear anything from Quinn.

Peter Kudzinowski admitted to murdering Julia Mlodzianowski, a five-year-old girl from Jersey City, who was at a school picnic at Lake Hopatcong on August 19,1928, although after he was captured, he told reporters he "had doubts" that he had actually murdered her.

Peter Kudzinowski lured her away from her parents before strangling her to death and dismembering her body, which was then disposed of in the Delaware Water Gap.

Peter Kudzinowski met seven-year-old Joseph Storelli in a "half drunk" state late afternoon on November 17,1928, on First Avenue in East Village, New York.

Peter Kudzinowski accosted two other children at the same location, but they ran away.

Peter Kudzinowski lured the boy away with the promise of a box of candy and a visit to a motion picture show.

Peter Kudzinowski then took him by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson train to Journal Square in Jersey City and finally walked him to the New Jersey Meadowlands near Secaucus.

When Joseph tried to get away, Peter Kudzinowski knocked him down and hit him several times.

Peter Kudzinowski confessed to Storelli's murder to his jailer, who laughed at him.

On December 3,1928, Peter Kudzinowski drunkenly staggered up to a police traffic booth and told the officer there that he was wanted by the police.

Peter Kudzinowski was quickly transported to Jersey City to stand trial.

The state brought in a medical expert, who characterized Peter Kudzinowski as possessing a psychopathic personality.

Peter Kudzinowski was found guilty of first-degree murder on January 17,1929.

Peter Kudzinowski stated he was ready to die and felt he would probably commit more murders if he were ever set free again.

Peter Kudzinowski requested ice cream for his last meal and declined to make a final statement.

Peter Kudzinowski was eventually shot and killed by police during a routine inspection.

Peter Kudzinowski was considered a suspect in the disappearance of Billy Gaffney, who vanished in 1927.

Peter Kudzinowski was a suspect in the murder of Irving Pickelny, who disappeared from Brooklyn in February 1927.