A suspected Kenyan serial killer, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, known as “the vampire” and accused of murdering 42 women, escaped from custody along with 12 other detainees from Nairobi’s Gigiri police station.

The escape, allegedly aided by eight officers, including station commanders, involved the inmates cutting through a wire mesh and scaling a perimeter wall.

Authorities discovered the breakout during a routine check when serving breakfast. Khalusha, arrested in July after the discovery of 10 mutilated bodies, had confessed to 42 murders, including his wife’s, the New York Post has reported.

The officers involved are now facing disciplinary action, and an investigation is underway.

Written by B.C. Begley