Knud Flemming Helweg-Larsen

Flemming Helweg-Larsen (20 July 1911 – 5 January 1946) was a Danish man convicted of the murder of Carl Henrik Clemmensen.

Biography Born on St. Croix to the governor of the Danish West Indies, Helweg-Larsen has been described as having an adventurous spirit with "remarkable wordcrafting abilities". During this trip to South America, Helweg-Larsen worked for three years as a ranch hand. In 1943, Helweg-Larsen, Søren Kam, and a third Danish man, seized Carl Henrik Clemmensen – a Danish "anti-Nazi newspaper editor" – from his home. Following the war, Helweg-Larsen was convicted of the murder and executed by firing squad. It was published by Gyldendal in 2008 under the title Dødsdømt: Flemming Helweg-Larsens beretning ("Death Sentence: Flemming Helweg-Larsen's Account"). In a review of the book, Berlingske concluded it was well-written and an "exciting reading".