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Jozef SlovakSlovak serial killer
Date of Birth: 07.04.1951
Country:  Slovakia |
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Biography of Jozef Slovak
Jozef Slovak, a Slovak serial killer, was responsible for the murders of at least five women in Slovakia and the Czech Republic between 1978 and 1991. Standing out among other maniacs, he possessed above-average intelligence and held patents in electronics. Currently, Slovak is serving a life sentence for four murders in Ilava prison in Slovakia. He became one of the most prominent figures in the controversy surrounding the wide amnesty introduced by the re-elected president of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel. Due to this amnesty, Slovak spent only eight years behind bars for the murder of a 21-year-old Yugoslavian woman before being released. However, after his release, he managed to kill at least four other young women in less than six months before being caught again. Jozef Slovak is one of the two individuals convicted of serial killings unrelated to organized crime in modern Slovak history. The other person is Ondrej Rigo.
Early Life and Crimes
Jozef Slovak was born on April 7, 1951. Little is known about his childhood and youth. His first victim, Blazica P., a Yugoslavian woman, was encountered by Slovak on a train. On August 22, 1978, they went to the forests in Bratislava, now known as Bratislava Forest Park. Slovak attempted to engage in sexual activities with her, but when she refused and resisted, he strangled her. Slovak burned some of her clothing items in the forest and kept some of her belongings, which he later gave to his girlfriend. In 1982, Jozef was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his first murder. He began serving his sentence in Leopoldov Prison but was released on probation on March 10, 1990, benefiting from the amnesty. During this "favorable" period, almost two-thirds of the criminals were released from prisons, including murderers, criminal authorities, and dangerous individuals. Without the amnesty, Slovak would have been released only in 1997. Between 1990 and 1991, he killed four women, with his first murder occurring just four months after his release from prison.
Slovak met his second victim, Monika Ondikova, a 16-18-year-old girl from Moldava nad Bodvou, in Prague. On July 4, 1990, they went together to Konopiste, approximately 50 km southeast of Prague. In a park, Slovak shot Monika eight times with a gas pistol using a nerve-paralyzing gas. He then repeatedly hit her head with a stick, resulting in her death. The killer searched the body and found $2,400 USD, 800 German marks, over 16,000 Austrian shillings, as well as rings and cosmetics belonging to Ondikova. He dragged the body to a nearby forest and covered it with branches. Afterwards, the psychopath returned to the body and placed a ticket to Ceske Budejovice in the pocket of the deceased to mislead the police. Two days after his last murder, Joseph was arrested in Bratislava. Bruises left by Anna Kralovicova, whom he defended himself against, were also found on his body. Additionally, Slovak was charged with illegal possession of weapons.
Conviction and Psychological Profile
On August 20, 1993, Slovak was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Bratislava District Court for the murders of Monika Ondikova, Vladislava Marikova, Diana Lopuchovska, and Anna Kralovicova. In 1997, Slovak complained to the representatives of Ilava that he could not make any new inventions due to a lack of resources and the absence of a typewriter. Despite possessing above-average intelligence, Slovak was diagnosed as a psychopath. His personality exhibited pathological hostility, irritability, and egocentrism. However, psychologists found no deviations from sexual norms in him. Slovak did not have a tendency to abuse alcohol or any other narcotics.
