The District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw accuses Michał P. of committing six murders in Śródmieście, Ochota and Ursynów. The alleged acts include the double murder of two sisters at ul. Grzybowska.
Two murders - at ul. Franciszkańska and ul. Wąwozowa - Michał P. allegedly committed it himself. In the remaining cases, he probably acted together with Taras H. or Ihor H. All three are currently in temporary custody.
Michał P. was arrested in February 2025, after the murder of a woman at ul. Wąwozowa. The police found him on the balcony directly below the victim's apartment. It was in this apartment that a large number of biological, fingerprint and traseological traces were secured.
Before the murder, a senior citizen called the bank's hotline asking to change the code to her card. When she finished the conversation, the bank employee heard the murder over the phone. The senior did not turn off her phone.
The victims were intimidated and strangled
Michał P. was - according to the description of the case - an inconspicuous 43-year-old. He worked as a plumber, and residents passed his phone number on word of mouth. Performing minor repairs made it easier for him to meet potential victims. During his visits, he paid attention to women living alone and the valuable items in their apartments. He established good contact and inspired trust.
According to investigators, the women let the men into their apartments because they knew Michał P. from previous plumbing work or were convinced that he had come to make repairs. After entering the premises, the victims were intimidated and some were also restrained. The perpetrators demanded money and valuables, and then killed some of the women, including: violently suffocating with a garbage bag, pillow, or other means. After the attack, they ransacked the apartments and left.
About 75,000 were found in Michał P.'s phone. photos, including photos of items that were stolen from seniors' apartments. Not all of them have been linked to women whose deaths are already under investigation. This may mean that the suspect also acted earlier.
The fact that Michał P. locked the door behind him could, for a long time, make it difficult for the victims' relatives to realize that the women were victims of a crime. When the family found the senior citizen's body in a locked apartment, there was no indication of the presence of an intruder.
"If the disinhibition had not occurred, he could have continued to kill for a long time"
The policewoman dealing with the case emphasizes that the perpetrator was initially very careful about the traces he left behind. Later he felt confident and stopped obliterating them. There has been "disinhibition", which means a loss of self-control and a weaker risk assessment.
Initially, Michał P. thoroughly cleaned crime scenes using chemicals, but after one of the last murders he simply sprinkled the scene with Domestos.
In the apartment at ul. Wąwozowa, investigators found a large number of traces: biological, fingerprint and traseological, including: shoe prints.
This may be a serial killer with the longest list of victims in Poland, and maybe even in Europe - a policewoman from the team for undetected murders and murders tells "Wyborcza".
In the 1980s, Paweł T. alias "Skorpion" was convicted of nine murders. In turn, Zdzisław Marchwicki, known as the "Vampire from Zagłębie", was convicted of the murders of 14 women in the 1970s. However, many doubts still exist in the Marchwicka case.
The plumber's partners were also arrested
The prosecutor's office is also conducting proceedings against two other men. Ihor H. was accused of participating in three murders, including a double murder at ul. Grzybowska. Taras H. was charged with complicity in one murder and participation in the robbery of another elderly woman.
In the second case, the senior citizen died during the attack. However, the findings so far did not allow investigators to conclude that the suspects directly contributed to her death.
The fourth suspect, Jarosław O., is responsible for stealing items that allegedly came from the apartments of the injured women. The prosecutor's office is also analyzing other proceedings regarding the death of elderly people. These are cases that occurred before the suspects were arrested and which could previously have been considered natural deaths.
Initially, the deaths of three women were classified in this way: two sisters at ul. Grzybowska and a senior living at Al. John Paul II. Only later findings led to these cases being included in the investigation into a series of murders.
Investigators are now checking whether there were more similar cases and whether they may be related to the activities of Michał P.
Husband and father
The prosecutor's office announced that Michał P. confessed to all the acts he was accused of and provided extensive explanations several times.
The 43-year-old is a husband and father, but he no longer lives with his family. He made a living as a plumber. According to "Wyborcza" information, he was addicted to playing slot machines and taking drugs. At the time of his arrest he was allegedly under their influence.
The investigation is still ongoing. The prosecutor's office does not disclose all details of the proceedings. One of the key investigators' tasks is to determine whether the six murders accused of Michał P. are the complete list of his victims, or whether further unexplained deaths may be related to the suspect.
