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Ferdynand Grüning

1886–1939

Nationality
Russian Empire
Occupation
tinsmith

Ferdynand Grüning or Ferdynand Grining (6 August 1885 – after 16 August 1939), known as the Łódź Vampire (Polish: Wampir z Łodzi), was a Polish serial killer and child rapist who killed three children across Poland from 1926 to 1938 during the interwar period.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Rawicz Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Ferdynand Grüning or Ferdynand Grining (6 August 1885 – after 16 August 1939), known as the Łódź Vampire (Polish: Wampir z Łodzi), was a Polish serial killer and child rapist who killed three children across Poland from 1926 to 1938 during the interwar period. He was sentenced to death for his crimes, but due to the outbreak of the Second World War shortly after, it is unknown if this sentence was carried out.

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