Ansis Kaupēns

Ansis Alberts Kaupēns (born 2 November 1895 in Jelgava Municipality – 6 May 1927 in Vircava Parish) was a Latvian robber and serial killer; perhaps, the most famous Latvian criminal of the interwar period. Kaupēns was born in 1895 and baptized near Platone Parish.[1] In 1916 he began serving in the Imperial Russian Army, and after that for the Red Army's 9th Latvian Riflemen Regiment[2] (with the sergeant rank),[3] but in 1919 or 1920, he deserted and returned to live in Latvia. He committed his first robbery on 29 January 1920 and the last on 29 May 1926. During this period, more than 30 robberies and 19 murders were supposedly committed. He was also an observer in Jelgava during the day. He was even able to stop and rob a passenger train (on 27 September 1923 between Viesīte and Daugava), but mostly robbed on highways. Arrested on 8 June 1926 and sentenced to death, Kaupēns was executed by hanging on 6 May 1927. He was buried in Svēte Parish.

Ansis Kaupēns
Born
Ansis Alberts Kaupēns

(1895-11-02)November 2, 1895
Platone Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMay 6, 1927(1927-05-06) (aged 31)
Vircava Parish, Latvia
Cause of deathHanging
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims19
Span of crimes
1920–1926
CountryLatvia
Date apprehended
June 8, 1926

The life of Kaupēns became the basis of several books and films,[4] such as Andris Grūtups' 2001 book Tiesāšanās kā māksla and the 2011 film Kaupēns, which was based on his crimes.

References
  1. "Ansis Kaupēns (1895-1927)". Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. Ansis Alberts Kaupēns (02.11.1895.-06.05.1927.) Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Легендарный разбойник — Ансис Каупенс". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  4. "Šodien pirmizrādi piedzīvos dokumentālā filma "Kaupēns"". Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2018-08-19.


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