Mariusz Trynkiewicz

Mariusz Trynkiewicz (born April 10, 1962 in Piotrków Trybunalski) is a Polish serial killer and sexual criminal, also known as the Satan from Piotrków. In the late 1980’s he worked as a physical education teacher. For the murder of four[1] boys in July 1988, he was sentenced to death, which was later replaced by 25 years of prison.

A press conference of Zbigniew Ziobro, an image of Mariusz Trynkiewicz in the background

During military service, he kidnapped and raped a schoolboy, a military court sentenced him to one year of imprisonment with a two-year delay.[2] A few weeks after this sentence was sentenced to 1,5 years imprisonment,[2] later the term was increased to 2,5.[3]

July 4, 1988 Trynkiewicz, after his release from prison in connection with the care of a sick mother, lured 13-year-old Wojciech Pryczek into his apartment, strangled him, and buried the corpse in the forest.[4]

July 29, 1988 Trynkiewicz lured to his apartment and killed 11-year-old Tomasz Łojek, 12-year-old Artur Krawczyński and Krzysztof Kaczmarek. A few days later, he carried their bodies into the woods and set them on fire. Their bodies were later discovered by a mushroom picker.[4][5]

During the trial, Trynkiewicz was found to be sane, and his behavior was marked by the realization of sadism and sexual attraction combined with algolagnia.[4] On September 29, 1989 Trynkiewicz was sentenced to four death sentences for every murder. In the same year, after the amnesty, the term was changed to 25 years imprisonment. On February 11, 2014, he was released.[4] March 3, 2014 by a court decision it was decided to isolate him at the resort Gostynin.[6]

In 2015 he received a new term (5 years and 6 months) for the storage of child pornography.[7]