Valentinas Laskys

Valentinas Laskys (1953 – 12 December 1993) was a Lithuanian serial killer who, together with his daughter, robbed and killed four people. He was executed by shooting for these crimes.

Early life During his infancy, Laskys was taken away from his mother due to neglect. He grew up in a care home, and was transferred from primary school to a specialized care home. In 1991, after committing a murder in Minsk, he went into hiding in Russia, Georgia and Moldova where he was arrested in Chișinău.

Trial and execution On 5 August 1993, Laskys was found guilty of committing at least three murders since 1990. The court sentenced him to death.

Laskys was executed by shooting at Lukiškės Prison on 12 December 1993. Vladimiras Ivanovas was also executed on the same day for killing a mother and her 4-year-old daughter.