Zdzisław Najmrodzki
20th-century Polish criminal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zdzisław Najmrodzki (20 August 1954 – 31 August 1995) was a Polish thief active in the 1970s and the 1980s who has been described as one of the period's most famous criminals.[1] He escaped from authorities 29 times, including escapes from a train, a courthouse window, Warsaw police headquarters, and a prison.[2][3]
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Born | Zdzisław Najmrodzki (1954-08-20)20 August 1954 |
Died | 31 August 1995(1995-08-31) (aged 41) |
Other names | Saszłyk |
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Span of crimes | 1974–1989 |
Injured | 19 November 1989 |
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His criminal history included the robbery of over 70 Pewex stores of scarce luxury goods[2] and stealing over 100 FSO Polonez cars.[3] In total, he served 11 years in prison,[4] and was eventually pardoned in 1994 by the president of Poland, Lech Wałęsa.[3]