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Romulus Vereș (23 January 1929 in Cluj – 13 December 1993 in Ștei) was a notorious serial killer from Romania, better known as "The Man with the Hammer".
Romulus Vereș | |
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| Born | Romulus Vereș 23 January 1929 Cluj, Romania |
| Died | 13 December 1993 (aged 64) Ștei, Romania |
| Other names | The Man with the Hammer |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5 |
Span of crimes | 11 September 1972 – 14 February 1974 |
| Country | Romania |
Date apprehended | 14 February 1974 |
During the 1970s, he was charged with five murders and several attempted murders, but never imprisoned on grounds of insanity; he had schizophrenia, blaming the Devil for his actions. Instead, he was institutionalised in the Ștei psychiatric facility in 1976, following a three-year-long forensic investigation during which four thousand people were questioned.
Urban myths brought the number of victims up to 200 women, but the actual number was much smaller. This confusion probably is explained by the lack of attention this case received, despite its magnitude, in the Communist press of the time.[1]
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edit- ^ "Citește povestea celui mai temut criminal al Clujului: "Omul cu ciocanul"" (in Romanian). Clujeanul. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.