Poland Unveiled Podcast

TRIGGER WARNING: se*ual abu*eWe've got to the end of this story. For now. Because I'm sure that one day I will make one last episode in which you'll get to hear the names of all the perpetrators. Stay tuned. SOURCES:“Dziewczyna w czarnej sukience. Historia zbrodni miłoszyckiej”, Ewa Wilczyńska, Agora, 2023“25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomasza Komendy”, Grzegorz Głuszak, Znak, 2020Public...

TRIGGER WARNING: se*ual sbu*e, domestic abu*se, substances Tomasz Komenda turns out to be innocent. But in that case, who's guilty...? Jump to 00:15:23 if you'd like to skip the digression about the Wrocław serial rapist Documentary on the serial rapist from Wrocław - "The rapist journal" ("Będziesz następna") - https://www.netflix.com/pl/title/81709600 SOURCES: “Dziewczyna w czarnej sukience. His...

The story from over 20 years ago, but could still happen today. Edyta Wieczorek was a young woman looking for love. She thought she found it online. Unfortunately, she met a predator. Please listen, and remember: be weird, be rude, stay alive (@CrimeJunkie podcast). SOURCES: „Miłość, zbrodnia, kara” - Helena Kowalik, wyd. MUZA S. A., 2016 „Zbrodnie bez ciał. Jest ciało - jest zbrodnia, nie ma ciał...

TW: SA In part two, you will find out how the police linked Tomasz Komenda with the mu*der, which then resulted in putting him on trial, and convicting despite dubious evidence. Warning: this episode might be triggering and mildly infuriating. Getting yourself a cup of melissa or chamomile tea is strongly recommended. SOURCES: “Dziewczyna w czarnej sukience. Historia zbrodni miłoszyckiej”, Ewa Wil...

TW: SA It’s the New Year’s Eve of 1996. Małgorzata Kwiatkowska, a 15-year-old high school student, is at a disco with her friends. On the first day of 1997, it turns out that she’s the only person who never came home from the party. And for the next few decades, nobody was to find out who actually killed the girl. SOURCES: “Dziewczyna w czarnej sukience. Historia zbrodni miłoszyckiej”, Ewa Wilczyń...

The story I’m gonna tell you about today is one of a kind. We are 99.99% sure what happened to Anna Garska. But still, there’s this pinch of uncertainty, of the lack of closure to the story. Some questions are still unanswered. And one of the most infuriating parts of this story is that there is a man who knows all the answers, but simply refuses to give them. You’re about to hear a history of a y...

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about stalking. Something that for years wasn’t even considered a crime but led many people to severe distress, illnesses, self-h*rm or even d*ath. Today you are going to hear the story of a beautiful young woman who, if she lived today, would probably be one of the most recognisable Polish people in the world. The story of Agnieszka Kotlarska. Agnieszka Ko...

In today’s episode, you’re gonna listen to the story about a musician and an actor, a father and a widower, and eventually, a lover who fell in love with a woman who wasn’t supposed to be his. Andrzej Zaucha's music:Byłaś serca biciem -    • Andrzej Zaucha - Byłaś serca biciem   C’est la vie -    • C'est la vie - Paryż z pocztówki   SOURCES:“I odpuść nam nasze…”, Janusz Leon Wiśniewski, wyd. Znak,...

Today I’m going to talk about a story that happened in December of 2014, in a small village called Rakowiska, Poland. A gruesome crime that shocked not only the local community but also the entire country. The police officers who worked on this case said they had never seen anything like this in their careers, maybe in a film, but not in real life. And the crime scene reportedly did look like a sc...