Bogdan Arnold was born on 17 February 1933, in Kalisz. He graduated from a
vocational school as an
electrician. He was married three times, but each time he got divorced, as his wives accused him of aggression and domestic violence. The divorces resulted in his developing
alcoholism and
misogyny. Arnold lived in Katowice at 14 Dąbrowski Street, where he occupied several rooms in an apartment on the fourth floor. He worked in the Silesian zinc-processing plant.
Murders Arnold committed his first murder on 12 October 1966, when he met 30-year-old Maria B. at the "Kujawiak" bar. They talked, after which Arnold bought her a few beers and offered to go to his house, to which the woman agreed. According to Arnold, he initially did not plan to kill his first victim, but when she offered him sex for 500
zlotys, he was enraged since he considered himself attractive enough to get it for free. In a fit of anger, Arnold killed Maria with a hammer and placed the body in the bathroom, having previously covered it with
chlorine in order to slow down the process of decomposition. The next murders occurred in a similar pattern: on 12 March 1967, Arnold lured a 40-year-old prostitute into his apartment, whose identity was never established, after which he strangled her, dismembered the body, and hid the remains in his apartment. The next victim was 35-year-old Stefania M., with whom he met in a bar on 21 April 1967. Later, the woman was strangled and dismembered, and the remains were hidden next to the remains of the previous victim. The last murder committed was on 22 May 1967, when he stabbed 30-year-old prostitute Helga G. in his apartment. The remains were hidden under his bed. ==Arrest==