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Olga HEPNAROVÁ

Olga Hepnarová

On July 10, 1973 Olga Hepnarová drove a truck into a group of about 25 people waiting for a tram in
Prague 7. Three people died immediately, three more died later the same day and two in a few
days (all aged between 60 to 79). Six were badly injured, six lightly.

On 10th July 1973, Olga rented this truck, and spent nearly half an hour circling a busy tram
stop waiting for a satisfactory number of people to gather there.

When some 25 people were present she drove the lorry straight into them at speed.

She was arrested and told detectives that it was her intention was to kill as many people as possible.
She expressed no regret for her actions.

In her statement she said "There were no trams, no cars, nothing was in my way. I said to myself
that was the right time to do it. I drove on the pavement, went on and ran into the crowd of
people knocking them down."

Before the murder, she sent a letter to two newspapers (Svobodné slovo and Mladý svět) explaining
her action as revenge for all the hatred against her by her family and the world. Due to the
slowness of the postal system the letter was received two days after the murder.