Dubious admissions.
I agree, Nemo, it should be noted, of course, that Staniak did, as it may seem, say that he had committed up to 14 other murders. I suspected, though, that they probably were somewhat dubious admissions. So, I searched and found a Polish Wikipedia article about Staniak. The following sentence seemed relevant, possibly clarifying the issue:
W czasie przesłuchań przyznał się do wszystkich zbrodni, jednak dokładnie opisał tylko 6 wyżej wymienionych, dlatego istnieje przypuszczenie, że do przyznania się do kolejnych 14 został zmuszony przez śledczych podczas przesłuchania.
I found what would seem a fairly accurate Polish-English translation service (here), somewhat strengthening the interpretation in my previous post, of the "canonical murders":
During interrogation he admitted to all the crimes, but only 6 accurately described above, and therefore it is suspected that the admission of another 14 has been forced by the investigators during questioning.
I agree, Nemo, it should be noted, of course, that Staniak did, as it may seem, say that he had committed up to 14 other murders. I suspected, though, that they probably were somewhat dubious admissions. So, I searched and found a Polish Wikipedia article about Staniak. The following sentence seemed relevant, possibly clarifying the issue:
W czasie przesłuchań przyznał się do wszystkich zbrodni, jednak dokładnie opisał tylko 6 wyżej wymienionych, dlatego istnieje przypuszczenie, że do przyznania się do kolejnych 14 został zmuszony przez śledczych podczas przesłuchania.
I found what would seem a fairly accurate Polish-English translation service (here), somewhat strengthening the interpretation in my previous post, of the "canonical murders":
During interrogation he admitted to all the crimes, but only 6 accurately described above, and therefore it is suspected that the admission of another 14 has been forced by the investigators during questioning.
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