Manhunt for Polish librarian Kajetan Poznaski who 'decapitated female teacher'

Publish date: 2024-06-13

A Polish librarian said to be obsessed with Hannibal Lecter is being hunted by police across Europe after he allegedly decapitated his languages tutor with a samurai sword. 

Kajetan Poznański, 27, from Warsaw, has no previous criminal record but is now listed by European-wide police network Europol as one of the EU’s most-wanted men.

Authorities believe that the fugitive, now on the run, killed his Italian language teacher, known only as Katarzyna J, 30, on February 3 at her home, dismembered her body with a samurai sword, took the parts to his house and set fire to it to cover his tracks.

Kajetan Poznański, 27, from Warsaw, has no previous criminal record but is now listed by European-wide police network Europol as one of the EU’s most-wanted men

Kajetan Poznański, 27, from Warsaw, has no previous criminal record but is now listed by European-wide police network Europol as one of the EU’s most-wanted men

Police say Poznański packed her head in a rucksack, the other body parts in a suitcase, then used a taxi to travel back to his home.

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Her remains were discovered by firefighters.

Police say that he may have changed his appearance and left Poland -  and under no circumstances should be approached.

Poznański has been described as private and intelligent, with a love of ancient poetry, according to the International Business Times.

Authorities believe Poznański killed his Italian language teacher, known only as Katarzyna J, 30, on February 3 at her home, dismembered her body with a samurai sword, took the parts to his house and set fire to it to cover his tracks

Authorities believe Poznański killed his Italian language teacher, known only as Katarzyna J, 30, on February 3 at her home, dismembered her body with a samurai sword, took the parts to his house and set fire to it to cover his tracks

The Europol website, in its ‘most wanted fugitives’ section, says that Poznański is wanted for ‘murder and grievous bodily injury’

The Europol website, in its ‘most wanted fugitives’ section, says that Poznański is wanted for ‘murder and grievous bodily injury’

He also collects Samurai swords and is said to have developed admiration for the fictional killer Hannibal Lecter - who appears in Hollywood movie The Silence Of The Lambs.

One source said that he wrote a poem about love and murder inspired by the character called Feast of Hannibal Lecter.

The Europol website, in its ‘most wanted fugitives’ section, says that he is wanted for ‘murder and grievous bodily injury’.

He is described as being between 180 and 185cm tall, with black eyes.

Others on the list include Paris attack suspects Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini and suspects wanted for serious fraud and criminal gang activity.

 

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