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Romanian serial killer

Vasile Tcaciuc
Bornc. 1900
Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died(1935-10-17)17 October 1935
Iași, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of deathShot by police
Other namesThe Butcher of Iași
MotiveRobbery
Criminal chargeMurder
Details
Victims21–26+
Span of crimes1917–1935
CountryRomania

Vasile Tcaciuc (c. 1900 – 17 October 1935) was a Romanian serial killer who lured victims and then murdered them with an axe that he specially constructed. He killed between 21 and 26 people from 1930 to 1935; the primary motive was robbery.

Originally from Bessarabia, Tcaciuc was known to the Iași police since around 1930, and had been arrested and sent to prison on robbery and burglary charges. On 7 September 1935, a dog found six bodies under his house in Iași. He confessed to having committed at least 21 murders at the behest of a 17-year-old girl, who then helped him bury the victims under the floors of several isolated houses and in a forest. He was shot dead by a policeman while trying to escape during a reconstruction of one of his crimes.

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References

  1. Hall, Susan (2021). The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T-Z. WildBlue Press. ISBN 978-1-952225-35-2. OCLC 1261364479.
  2. ^ Pena, Cătălin (19 December 2020). "Cum a reușit Măcelarul din Iași să scape nepedepsit pentru cele 26 de crime pe care le recunoscuse". Evenimentul Istoric (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ Benea, Ionuț (17 May 2013). "Povestea "măcelarului din Iași", românul cu cele mai multe crime din istorie". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Vasile Tcaciuc – Măcelarul din Iași". www.procuror.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "Girl Is Held as Lure in the Murders of 21; Youth Arrested for Killings in Rumania Says She Had Influence of a Demon". The New York Times. 27 September 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

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