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- Gender
- male
- Country
- Netherlands
- Location
- Twente, Netherlands
- Date of birth
- June 18, 1710
- Age at first offence
- 64
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- Men and women
- Method of murder
- ????
- Date(s) of murder
- ???? - 1774
- Years active
- 1774
- Date of arrest
- 1774
- Status
-
Executed
Sentenced to death; executed on September 13, 1775
Case record
Klaas Annink (June 18, 1710 – September 13, 1775), better known as Huttenkloas, was a notorious Dutch serial killer in Twente, Netherlands.
Annink was reputedly born in Bentelo. Records of his life frequently mentioned that he was born in Bentelo.
He was reputedly responsible, together with his wife Aarne Spanjers and his son, Jannes, for numerous robberies and murders in the region in and around Hengevelde.
In 1774, a merchant from Hanover investigated and found convincing evidence that Annink was responsible for the disappearance and murder of one of his family members. Annink was then arrested and held for 114 days in a specially-made chair.
Following a controversial trial, Annink and his wife were sentenced to death and executed.
Timeline
- June 18, 1710 — Klaas Annink was born.
- 1774 — A merchant from Hanover investigated and found convincing evidence that Annink was responsible for the disappearance and murder of one of his family members; Annink was arrested and held for 114 days in a specially-made chair.
- September 13, 1775 — Klaas Annink was executed.
Aftermath and legacy
The seat in which Klaas Annink sat, known as the "Chair of Huttenkloas", is still on display in the Ancient Chamber room in the Palthehuis Museum in Oldenzaal.
Klaas Annink's nickname, Huttenkloas, was adopted by a local brewery.
The company Hengelose Huttenkloas B.V. has outlets in Twente, Salland, Drenthe, Achterhoek, selling Huttenkloas beer.
In 2009, Dutch accordion player and singer Alexander Schoemaker released a CD about twents legends, including a ballad titled 'de ballade van Hutnkloas'.
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