Pál Gyömbér was born on November 7, 1859, in a small village called Csanytelek. He was the illegitimate child of Ágnes Gyömbér, an unmarried woman. Pál grew up in a poor family and faced many challenges. His early life is not well recorded, but court documents show that he never went to school, was illiterate, and struggled to find work.

He often moved around from one place to another and spent about four years living in a town called Kunszentmárton. Pál said that he did not receive much love at home. Despite his tough childhood, his friends described him as a hard worker who did not drink or gamble.

Pál had a girlfriend named Erzsébet Pap, whom he dated for five years. Although Erzsébet liked him back, Pál found it hard to earn a living with a regular job. To support his relationship, he started committing minor crimes. He got caught and went to prison a few times. During one of his stays in prison, he met a man named Pál Besenyei, who was part of an outlaw group. Besenyei taught Pál some criminal strategies, telling him that he should not leave any witnesses behind and should work alone.

After he got out of prison, Pál used what he learned to commit more serious crimes. His life from this point became very different as he moved toward a path of violence and crime.

On February 19, 1888, Pál Gyömbér arrived at the home of an elderly couple named Förgeteg in Öregszőlő, near Csongrád. They welcomed him for the night. Early the next morning, he attacked Bálint Förgeteg with a stick and then assaulted his blind wife with a chair. Bálint later died from his injuries, but his wife survived.

On February 29, Gyömbér targeted Borbála Bálasz in Szentes. He gained entry by asking to stay overnight. After she went to bed, Gyömbér used a dilapidated axe to kill her and robbed her of 280 forints, which he discarded as he could not read. He kept the jewelry as a gift for his bride.

On the night of November 10-11, Gyömbér stopped at a pub in Kistelek, run by the Tisóczky couple. After asking for a place to stay, he killed István Tisóczky with an axe. When his wife Rozalia refused to give him money, he killed her too. He then staged the scene to make it appear there were multiple attackers and stole items from the pub.

On November 27, the day before his wedding, Gyömbér attacked Vincze Rókus using an axe. When the axe broke, he finished the job with a manger. He stole 25 forints, boots, and a suit before leaving her body covered in bed.

After marrying, on December 17, he attempted to kill Lénit Lévi in her pub. She fought back and bit him, causing him to flee.

His last crime took place on April 17, 1889, when he attacked an elderly woman, Istvánne Fazekas, at her home in Szegvár. After hurting her and demanding money, he ransacked her place but fled before police arrived.

Gyömbér was caught while trying to escape a group of men looking for him. He attempted to throw himself down a well but was restrained until authorities arrived.

Gyömbér’s trial occurred in August 1889, where he was charged with multiple murders and thefts. He openly confessed to his crimes, revealing that he intended to kill his victims. On August 13, 1889, he was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.

His execution took place on April 2, 1890, at Csillag Prison, where his body was buried in a nearby cemetery.