murderer was a Polish State Railways employee as the crimes were committed near the railway track and some of the women who managed to survive stated that the offender was wearing a uniform. As a result, the perpetrator was not found and the local people continued to live in fear. 10 years later the case was reopened because of the murder in Warsaw. The suspect in the killing of Maria Gałecka was soon found. It was Stanisław Modzelewski, her ex-neighbor and he was known to have had a number of disputes with the victim. See also Capital punishment in Poland List of serial killers by country External links Modzelewski in Polish Sources 1929 births 1969 deaths 1952 murders in Poland 1967 murders in Poland 1950s murders in Poland 1960s murders in Poland 20th-century Polish criminals Executed people from Podlaskie Voivodeship Executed Polish serial killers Male serial killers People convicted of murder by Poland People executed by Poland by hanging People executed by the Polish People's Republic People from Łomża County Polish people convicted of murder Polish rapists Violence against women in Poland