Zivala, who had five previous convictions for theft in both Slovakia and
Germany, Instead, he brought her to an apartment in the city, where he handcuffed and gagged Jaroslava with a towel, before tying her hands and feet with a wire and a clothesline. A year later, on September 26, 1997, he lured 21-year-old Božena M., a woman he had been going out with for some time, to an apartment in
Žilina, Slovakia. When they settled in, he grabbed hold of her and stuffed two socks down her throat, before strangling Božena by wrapping her head in a plastic bag. Zivala then stole a video recorder and a mountain bike, both worth approximately 10,000
Slovak koruny, and fled the area. When examining the crime scene,
DNA from some cigarette butts left at the apartment forensically linked him to the murder. Despite being sought after by law enforcement, Zivala earned the trust of 52-year-old disabled pensioner and mother of two Olga V., who invited him to stay over at her apartment in
Topoľčany. While talking, Zivala began to make sexual advances towards her, but was rejected by Olga. Angered by the idea of being turned down, he grabbed some tape from the stolen tape recorder, with which he then strangled the woman. After killing her, he stole several pieces of jewellery worth 27, 250 Slovak koruny, which he also later sold. ==Arrest, trial and imprisonment==