In 1960s Kraków, Poland, a string of random, brutal stabbings shocked the city and left police hunting a killer with no apparent motive. At first, nobody suspected Karol Kot; a polite, intelligent teenager hiding an obsession with knives and violence. The two murders and multiple attempted murders he committed would earn him the nickname ‘The Vampire of Kraków.’

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Sources:
Karol Kot – Wizja Lokalna, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-et-kqwcJwc
Seryjni mordercy – Był sobie chłopiec – Karol Kot (2008)
Karol Kot. Wampir z Krakowa. Przed maturą chodził… polować
M jak morderca. Karol Kot – wampir z Krakowa, Przemyslaw Semczuk
Murder Casebook Volume 2, Prash Ganendran
“Case 95: The Vampire of Kraków”, Casefile Podcast, 2019 Nucleus, “#0289, Vampire of Kraków Karol Kot”, November 2021, The True Crime Database
“The Vampire of Krakow, Karol Kot, Poland”, Evidence Locker Podcast, 2022
Harriet Williamson, “In cold blood: sex maniac teen serial killer dubbed ‘Vampire of Kraków’ went on stabbing spree so he could drink victims’ blood”, The Sun, October 2018, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7626084/teen-serial-killer-vampire-of-krakow/