Grzegorz, who had leukemia, and volunteer Kamila met during the summer of 2010 at the University Medical Center in Gdańsk. The man was waiting for a bone marrow donor for a transplant. The woman encouraged him. When the operation was successful and Grzegorz was discharged from the hospital, the relationship with Kamila developed, but not for long. The man's aggressive and impulsive behavior caused the woman not to want to see him anymore. Grzegorz planned the murder.
Kamila Left Home and Never Returned. Grzegorz Made Interrogation Difficult
On November 6, 2011, Kamila informed her parents that she was going out for a meeting. She left the house around 2 PM. When she didn't return for a long time, the family started to worry. The girl had never disappeared without a trace before and always informed them if she was going to be late. The next day, her desperate parents, after unsuccessfully trying to contact their daughter, went to the police station to report her missing. During the conversation with the officers, they mentioned Grzegorz, whom their daughter feared.
The police accepted the report and began the search. Interviews with witnesses indicated that after leaving home, the girl went to a store to meet a man. Then she got into a car with him and drove away. The police decided to review surveillance footage to confirm this information. The video showed a car with two people heading towards Kościerzyna around 2:30 PM. An hour later, the cameras recorded the same vehicle, but this time there was only the driver inside. The police arrested Grzegorz G., who was driving the car Kamila got into. It turned out that the man had previously been convicted several times for robbery, theft, and violence.
The interrogation proved extremely difficult. The man refused to cooperate and behaved arrogantly and cynically. He claimed he had nothing to do with Kamila's disappearance. He admitted that he was driving with her but said he had only given her a ride to a meeting with someone else. He said he didn't know what happened to her afterward. However, scratch marks were noticed on his hands. Samples taken from under his nails revealed Kamila's DNA.
Before Finding Kamila's Body, They Already Knew She Was Dead. "We Have Other Evidence"
After Grzegorz's arrest, investigators searched his car. During the examination, technicians found blood traces belonging to the missing woman. Her biological traces were found on all the seats, and they were not small amounts. The man explained that Kamila's blood was in his car because she was changing a sanitary pad. Later, he changed his testimony and stated that the missing woman had a severe nosebleed. The man was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering Kamila even before her body was found.
The suspect did not admit to the alleged actions. The body has not yet been found, nor has the place where the woman was murdered been established. However, we have gathered other evidence that shows that this crime definitely occurred. Various types of forensic traces were secured. Some have already been confirmed in the laboratory, and some are still being examined,
- said Cezary Szostak from the Gdańsk-Oliwa Prosecutor's Office, quoted by Onet.
On November 15, investigators found the body of the missing Kamila. The corpse was buried in a shallow grave in the forest near Żukowo. The police reached it using data from the cell phones of the woman and the man, which helped narrow the search area.
Every day, dozens of Gdańsk police officers, with the support of officers from neighboring units and the provincial headquarters, combed the area along this route. Yesterday morning, criminal investigators found the body of the missing 23-year-old Kamila from Gdańsk in the forest near Żukowo
- reported the Gdańsk Municipal Police in a statement.
Kamila's Autopsy Shocked the Police. They Found Two DNA Codes
According to investigators, the murder took place in Grzegorz's car. The man's presence at the site where the body was found was confirmed by soil samples from the grave and samples from the suspect's shoes. The results confirmed that the samples matched.
The missing woman's body was subjected to an autopsy. The examination revealed multiple injuries to the woman's face, likely caused by beating. The cause of death was strangulation, indicated by a broken larynx and petechiae in the eyes. Kamila had a groove on her neck. It was noted that the mark was on the front, meaning the perpetrator must have been behind her and strangled her. The probable murder weapon was a belt.
Kamila's DNA was detected under her nails. Bloodstains were also found, which showed two different DNA profiles. One belonged to the arrested man. This led to the suspicion that another person might have been involved in the crime. The anomaly was resolved by information that Grzegorz had undergone a bone marrow transplant. It turned out that the leukemia treatment process had not gone correctly. As a result of complications, cells began to regenerate, leading to a situation where one person could have two genetic materials - their own and the donor's. Such individuals are called genetic chimeras.
The investigation ended in October 2012. During this time, Grzegorz was subjected to observation by psychiatric experts. Doctors determined that the accused was fully sane. The trial for Kamila's murder began in January 2013.
"Barely Moving," But He Killed? The Trial Was Prolonged
Before the accused went to court, he repeatedly changed defense attorneys. When the trial began, Grzegorz and his lawyer did everything to prolong the case. The accused did not admit to his guilt, and his lawyer claimed that the collected evidence was merely circumstantial, insufficient to convict his client.
During the trial, Grzegorz's physical condition was frequently raised. The accused's lawyer argued that the man was ailing and would not have been able to murder Kamila and then bury her in the forest.
He is a very sick man who had leukemia and a bone marrow transplant. When the crime occurred, he was also suffering from shingles and suspected meningitis. He had just been released from the hospital that day, but his back still hurt a lot, and he could barely move. We have medical documentation to confirm this
- said Kacper Najder, Grzegorz's defense attorney, quoted by "Gazeta Wyborcza".
In the opinion of experts, the accused, despite his difficult health situation, was strong enough to commit the brutal crime. Grzegorz delayed the verdict by asking numerous questions to witnesses and experts. Among the testimonies were statements from fellow inmates, who claimed that the man confessed to the crime.
Grzegorz G. admitted to me multiple times that he killed his girlfriend. This happened when we were alone in the cell. Sometimes we took some pills, and then Grzegorz would open up
- claimed a prisoner, quoted by Wirtualna Polska.
He Was Convicted, But the Sentence Was Not Final. Grzegorz G. Died in Custody
In 2015, the District Court in Gdańsk sentenced Grzegorz G. to life imprisonment for Kamila's murder. The motive for the murder was said to be revenge over their breakup. The accused did not appear in court during the sentencing due to feeling unwell.
The accused acted with direct intent to deprive Kamila of life. He did this to a kind and helpful person. It is also significant that the accused did not appreciate that someone had previously saved his life by donating bone marrow, and the transplant was successful. There is no chance for his rehabilitation
- said the judge, whose words were quoted by Onet.
From the very beginning, I disagreed with the charges and the verdict. In my opinion, there is no evidence to prove his guilt. He did not commit this crime. The court did not admit a lot of evidence that would have eliminated many presumptions on which the court based its verdict
- said Kacper Najder, the defense attorney, quoted by TVN24.
Grzegorz G. did not live to see the finalization of the verdict. According to Trójmiasto.pl, the man died in custody in November 2016. According to the law, the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk overturned the verdict and dismissed the proceedings.
