Antanas Varnelis
Antanas Varnelis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 |
| Died | 28 September 1994 (aged 22–23) |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Murder with aggravating circumstances (6 counts) Attempted murder (3 counts) Robbery |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6 |
Span of crimes | July – December 1992 |
| Country | Lithuania |
| States | Šiauliai, Kaunas, Marijampolė, Tauragė |
Date apprehended | 21 December 1992 |
Antanas Varnelis (1971 – 28 September 1994) was a Lithuanian serial killer who killed six people and attempted to kill three more between July and December 1992, in several municipalities around the country (Kelmė, Šiauliai, Raseiniai, Šakiai and Jurbarkas). He targeted lonely elderly people living in remote villages and robbed their houses to pay for his alcohol addiction. He was later executed for these crimes, the fifth of seven people executed before the capital punishment was abolished in Lithuania.