Monday, September 10, 2007

Writer convicted of murder he described in novel




Polish author jailed over killing he used as plot


  • Pole orchestrated murder of suspected love rival
  • Police stumped until they read gruesome thriller

Ian Traynor in Warsaw
Thursday September 6, 2007
The Guardian


A Polish pulp fiction writer was sentenced to 25 years in jail yesterday for his role in a grisly case of abduction, torture and murder, a crime that he then used for the plot of a bestselling thriller.

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Interestingly enough I encountered this article from March 24, 2006 along with a plea to free author Krystian Bala.

Polish Author Tortured by Police and Imprisoned


On September 5th, 2005 Polish writer, philosopher and traveler Krystian Bala was kidnapped and physically abused by the Polish Police and held in custody for three days in a Wroclaw jail. He is presently in prison once again while police continue a murder investigation based on his writings from his controversial fictional book "Amok".

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In retrospect, O. J. got off very easy. Especially after penning If I Did It, where he practically admits to murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

A new nominee for the Darwin Awards?

(and btw, is Krystian Bala Christian Bale's Polish girl twin?)

September 10, 2007 6:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry, misread the article. Leave out the "girl". :)

September 10, 2007 6:15 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Are you kidding me? this poor man.
I'm tired of the OJ news but I have to say the writing of experts and his book are scary.
confessionsofakiller dot com.

September 10, 2007 11:59 PM  

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