Vlado Taneski
Vlado Taneski | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vlado Taneski 1952 |
| Died | June 23, 2008 (aged 56) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Other names | The Kičevo Monster |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–4 |
Span of crimes | 2005–2008 |
| Country | Macedonia |
Date apprehended | June 22, 2008 |
Vlado Taneski (Macedonian: Владо Танески; 1952 – June 23, 2008) was a Macedonian journalist and serial killer. He was arrested in June 2008 in Kičevo, his hometown, for the murders of two women on whose deaths he had also written freelance articles; when arrested he was also being investigated over the death of an additional woman. These articles had aroused the suspicion of the police as they contained information which had not been released to the public. After DNA tests connected Taneski to the murders, he was arrested and imprisoned on June 22, 2008. Taneski was found dead in his cell the following day, after an apparent suicide.