Editing Valeriu Petrescu (section)

=== 2022 ===

At a private party near [[Sighetu Marmației]], [[Maramureș County]], Petrescu drugged and raped 24-year-old Chiara Bellocchio, an Italian woman visiting the area. Bellocchio was murdered and dismembered. Investigators found that Petrescu had burned her head in a field near [[Săpânța]] and used an industrial meat grinder at a butcher shop in Sighetu Marmației to dispose of other remains. The case is documented in the [[Bellocchio murder]].

During the [[Czarnecki abduction]] outside [[Łódź]], Poland, Petrescu forced 21-year-old Ewa Czarnecka from a vehicle on a service road. Marek Czarnecki, aged 48, pursued him and was beaten to death.

In [[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria, Petrescu blocked the car of 16-year-old Kalina Eftimova, sexually assaulted her and abducted her. Stoyan Eftimov, aged 42, attempted to drive her away and was shot beside the car. The case became known as the [[Eftimova abduction]].

During the [[Kovačić family murders]] in [[Zagreb]], Croatia, Petrescu sexually assaulted 22-year-old Ivana Kovačić and forced her from her family home. Petar Kovačić, aged 45, attempted to block the stairwell and was shot.

Petrescu used a delivery vehicle to enter a property in [[Varna]], Bulgaria, where he abducted 24-year-old Vanya Oreshkova. Georgi Oreshkov, aged 49, attempted to escape through the garage and was beaten to death. The case is documented in the [[Oreshkova abduction]].

During the [[Ristovski murders]] outside [[Skopje]], North Macedonia, Petrescu abducted 18-year-old Elena Ristovski at a roadside stop. Goran Ristovski, aged 35, witnessed the kidnapping and attempted to warn another household. Petrescu shot him before he reached the house.