Date | Between 12 November 1998 and 6 January 1999 |
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Type | Murder, dismemberment and skinning |
Motive | Sexual[1] |
Suspects | Robert Janczewski |
Charges | murder with particular cruelty |
The murder of Katarzyna Zowada occurred at the end of 1998 in Kraków, Poland. The victim was a 23-year-old female student, who was attending Jagiellonian University.
Investigators and experts from other countries were called to assist in solving the crime, including the FBI.[2] Police made the first arrest in 2017, 19 years later, after discovering new evidence.[3] As of September 2019, the suspect remains in custody while investigators continue to gather evidence.