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- Gender
- male
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Location
- Moravia, Czech Republic
- Date of birth
- October 31, 1900
- Age at first offence
- 27
- Characteristics
- serial rapist
- Victim profile
- 10 policemen and a prison officer
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- January 19, 1927 - September 25, 1927
- Years active
- 1927
- Date of arrest
- April 23, 1927
- Status
-
Executed
Executed by hanging on October 6, 1927
Overview
Martin Lecián was a Czech serial killer. He was executed on October 6, 1927.
Timeline
- October 31, 1900 — Martin Lecián was born.
- October 6, 1927 — Martin Lecián was executed by hanging.
- October 8, 1927 — Olmeutz, Moravia, Oct. 8 (AP) reported the execution.
- October 9, 1927 — Reading Eagle reported the execution.
Background
Martin Lecián (October 31, 1900 – October 6, 1927) was a Czech serial killer who murdered 10 policemen and a prison officer.
He was a 19-year-old Czechoslovakian at the time of his execution. He pleaded that acute tuberculosis would allow him only a few years more of life.
Investigation
After a wild career of crime, Martin Lecián was hanged.
Trial
He was on the point of a reprieve by President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia. The reprieve did not occur.
Sentencing
As the 70-year-old hangman adjusted the noose, Martin Lecián shouted:
"In an hour the devil will be cleaning the chimney with my body. I'll make a good broom for him."
Outcome
Martin Lecián was hanged today on October 6, 1927.
He killed in cold blood a warden of the prison where he was confined. Prior to that killing, he had murdered six men and one woman.
He participated in 54 highway robberies and numerous other crimes.
Other details
Martin Lecián shouted while the hangman adjusted the noose. He was described as a “19-year-old Czechoslovakian.” The hangman was described as 70 years old.
The execution reporting included:
- “Wikipedia.org Body 'Broom for Devil,' Slayer Says on Gallows”
- “Reading Eagle October 9, 1927”
- “Olmeutz, Moravia, Oct. 8 (AP)”
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