Svatoslav Štěpánek
Svatoslav Štěpánek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1911 |
| Died | 8 November 1938 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | "The Roudnice Monster" |
| Convictions | Murder x3 Attempted murder x2 |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–5+ |
Span of crimes | April 1926 – May 1936 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| States | Ústí nad Labem (possibly Prague and Bratislava) |
Date apprehended | 17 May 1936 |
Svatoslav Štěpánek (25 December 1911 – 8 November 1938), known as The Roudnice Monster, was a Czechoslovak serial killer who killed at least one child and two women around Roudnice nad Labem between 1926 and 1936. Convicted of these crimes and two attempted murders, he was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in 1938.