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Danuta identifies Carol Cott after he mentions the attack on the little girl.

1. Crimes, Killers, Cults and Beer: A True Crime Podcast covers the 1964 Krakow stabbing case tied to Carol Cott. 2. The hosts are unnamed here, but one narrates the case while another reacts to the details and timing. 3. The episode asks how a young man in Krakow could stab multiple strangers and remain unidentified for so long. 4. Maria Plichka, age 86, cleaned at a church five days a week and accepted meals instead of pay. 5. On September 29th, 1964, she took a train to Jane Street, walked into the church, and was stabbed in the back. 6. Nuns found Maria on the floor, and she kept saying "Young boy" before dying in hospital the next day. 7. Helene Velgen, age 43, was stabbed after kneeling in another Krakow church and later noticed blood through her shirt. 8. Francesca Lendowska, age 76, collapsed after buying an apron and was saved when a coworker noticed a nerve-damaging wound. 9. The host says the police initially ignored the attacks, even though public fear spread through Krakow. 10. Women reportedly tied frying pans under their clothes as homemade protection against back stabbings. 11. The killer left no theft, no sexual assault, and no obvious evidence at any scene. 12. That pattern made the attacks seem motivated by the thrill of hurting people rather than robbery or assault. 13. The next major victim was 11-year-old Lesnick Calic, who had come home from a sledding competition he could not enter. 14. Lesnick was stabbed 11 times, and the host says each wound was fatal on its own. 15. Eight-year-old Magosha P. survived eight stab wounds after going downstairs to the mailbox in her apartment building. 16. A cab driver gave investigators their best description, but police did not follow up because he was an independent contractor. 17. Danuta, a 22-year-old student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, later described repeated threats from a younger man in her shooting club. 18. Danuta told police the man was Carol Cott, who was born in Krakow on December 16, 1946 and had a history of knives, animal cruelty, and school violence. 19. The episode mixes true-crime narration with jokes about Polish names, knives, local accents, and the hosts' own childhood fights. 20. Listeners who want Soviet-era Krakow crime detail and investigation methods will get the most from it; listeners avoiding child-victim violence may want to skip it.

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