Ondrej Rigo
Ondrej Rigo | |
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Rigo in court in Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Born | Ondrej Rigo 17 December 1955 |
| Died | 14 June 2022 (aged 66) Trenčín, Slovakia |
| Other names | The International killer The Sock killer |
| Children | 1 |
| Conviction | Murder (9 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (served in Leopoldov, Slovakia) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9 killed, 1 wounded |
Span of crimes | 7 June 1990 – 4 March 1992 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Netherlands |
Date apprehended | March 1992 |
Ondrej Rigo (17 December 1955 – 14 June 2022) was a Slovak serial killer and necrophile who targeted women in Bratislava, Munich and Amsterdam from 1990 to 1992. He served a life sentence until his death for nine murders and one attempted murder in Leopoldov Prison in Slovakia. Rigo was diagnosed with a schizoid personality disorder and an antisocial personality disorder as well as necrophilia, finding pleasure in having intercourse with women with mutilated heads. Rigo remains the Slovak murderer with the highest number of victims and he is also the most prolific serial killer in modern Slovak history.