Ion Rimaru In the period of the communist Romania (before 1989) the regime itself liked to pretend that

crime simply didnt happen in a socialist paradise and the crime was only a product of capitalism. For this reason the case of Ion Rimaru was not revealed for the public media until the aggressor was caught by the Romanian law-enforcement. Ion Rimaru was born on 12th of October 1946, in Romania, in the city Corabia, Olt county. He was a serial killer that terrorized Bucharest in 1971. He got the name of The Vampire of the Bucharest or The Wolf Man for killing four women and raping numerous others before he got caught. He had also eaten the flesh of at least one victim, and committed several acts of common and aggravated theft. Even as a child Ion Rimaru got in trouble so many times, as a result of the family he came from. Rimaru Ions parents got married in Caracal, and they had three sons, Ion being the older one. Florea, who was Ions father used to beat his spouse every day so the couple got separated. Ions father left his home and moved to Bucharest where he worked as a tram driver. Growing without a father, in his early life, he was a trouble kid. He provoked a public scandal in his hometown when he was found that he had sexual relationship with the minor daughter of one of his teachers. Also, at age of 18, he was convicted of aggravated theft. His school situation wasnt one of the best, neither. Ion repeated the ninth grade because of his bad grades. Despite that Ion Rimaru managed to be approved at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine but he was one of the weakest students of the University. Ion was admitted in the faculty in 1966 with a grade of 5.33 (out of 10). He did not take all his exams and he had to repeat his second and third year. At the time of his arrest, Rmaru was in the course of repeating his third year. Although he entered a university, one of his professors described him as shy and semi-literate, with a very poor vocabulary and an extremely narrow set of interests. His roommates reported that he behaved strangely, so they avoided him. When he became enraged, he would puncture himself; he was found to have over 20 cuts on his arms and legs. From adolescence, Rimaru had an uncontrollable libido. For instance, a university classmate reported that one night, at the dormitory, Rimaru did not sleep at all, but instead prowled outside a room where he knew a girl had come to visit a classmate .In 1967 he was diagnosed with esophageal spasm, reactive nervous syndrome and mental problems. In the capturing of Ion Rimaru operation participated about 6,000 men from various Romanians lawenforcement authorities. In Bucharest, was a series of crimes committed at the end of 1970 and early 1971. An unknown men utilised a hammer, a small axe, an iron bar and a knife to attack restaurant waitresses who were alone and returning from work in the night. He struck after midnight during unusual weather conditions such as snowstorms, driving rain, high winds, freezing cold or fog. Many women would not go outside after 9:00 pm except in large groups or with men. In most of the cases Ion stalked his victims for about a week before to attack. Those women who survived his attacks reported that they saw him once before. Other ones identified him as a client place where they worked. After he murdered Popa, one of the waitresses police, then called Militia went on high alert, launching the Operation Vulture". It was named like this after the street where Popa was murdered. They patrolled the streets of Bucharest every night. The Securitatea was also involved. This was one of the powerful agencies in the communist Romania. During the operation were made 2,565 arrests and over 8,000 men were asked for identification.

After he was arrested, Rimaru didnt cooperate, remaining completely silent, staring expressionlessly into space. The investigators introduced an undercover police officer into his cell to talk to him and find some more information. After two months of interrogations, Rimaru admitted to 23 very serious crimes, 17 more than the ones he was arrested for. All the crimes came out only when he or his father confirmed. On the one hand, he tried to justify his actions by telling the authorities that he was not responsible for all the crimes and he had a mental illness. In the end, Rmaru was sentenced to death. This decision made everyone in the courtroom to start to applaud. Rimaru was taken to Jilava prison on 23rd of October 1971. He had to be dragged to the place of execution. Until he was dead, he kept trying to escape, but unfortunately for him he didnt succeed. The three officers charged with shooting him tied him to a post in the prison yard. When he was asked what his last wish is, Ion said to call his father because he is the guilty one. He is the one who made him a criminal. Ion Rimaru was one of the most dangerous that Romania had in its history. The death sentence was never used since his case. After, he died, at age of 25 he was buried in his hometown cemetery, but never been marked.