It’s not easy, it’s hard work: The case of the double murderer from borderlands Cover Image

Není to lehké, je to dřina. Případ dvojnásobného vraha z pohraničí
It’s not easy, it’s hard work: The case of the double murderer from borderlands

Author(s): Markéta Bártová
Subject(s): Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: Václav Rousek; Czechoslovakia; criminality;murdering;border crossing;

Summary/Abstract: The name of Václav Rousek first appeared in literature in connection with the list of death penalties carried out in Czechoslovakia in the past. He was listed as a person sentenced to capital punishment for the crime of murder and treason. Based on newly discovered sources, it can now be unequivocally stated that it was a matter of purely criminal character. Václav Rousek brutally murdered two young people who believed him to lead them safely across the border.

  • Issue Year: IX/2015
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 37-46
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech