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Leszek Pękalski, a.k.a. Vampire of Bytów (February 12th, 1966 - ) is a Polish serial killer. Leszek was born on February 12th, 1966 in Osieki near Bytów, Poland. He is believed to have killed at least 17 people between 1984 and 1992. At some stage of criminal procedures, he admitted to having killed as many as 80 people, but he later retracted his confessions.

Nevertheless, due to improper evidence collection, he was convicted of only one murder. As of 2007, he is serving a 25-year term in prison and is to be released in 2017.