Ion Rîmaru

Ion Rîmaru

Ion Rîmaru (or, in newer spelling, Râmaru; b. 12 October 1946, Corabia–d. 23 October 1971, Jilava) was a Romanian serial killer dubbed "The Vampire of Bucharest" or "The Blondes' Killer". He terrorized Bucharest between 1970 and 1971. Authorities had made over 2,500 arrests before he was apprehended. Ion Rîmaru killed four women and attacked more than 10 others. The women were attacked with an axe, bitten on the breasts and thighs and raped after they were already dead.