Ep. 63 Latvia: Yuri Chubarov aka 'The Hunter' and Eduard Roschmann aka 'The Butcher of Riga'

Nothing Rhymes With Murder

Sveiki!
This week we are off to LATVIA!
Georgie kicks us off with the story of Yuri Chubarov aka ‘The Hunter’ and how the collapse of the Soviet Union informed the horrific events that followed.
Kate then takes us through first hand accounts of Eduard Roschmann aka ‘The Butcher of Riga’ and the history of Nazi built ghettos during the Second World War.
There's a lot of pre-ramble and history in this one- you have been warned! Join us this week for historical crimes, Nazi’s on the run and revenge fuelled hunts.
Paldies!
Notes from this week's episode:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/postsoviet/latvia072498.htm
https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/20903/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Latvia
https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/6946/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_occupation_of_Latvia_in_1940
https://serialkillercalendar.com/Yuri%20CHUBAROV.php
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salaspils-memorial-ensemble
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-world-of-hat-riga-latvia
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/riga-black-balsam
http://www.eiro.lv/en/media/media-kit/history-of-money-in-latvia
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-corner-house-riga-latvia
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/black-cat-on-roof
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Roschmann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herberts_Cukurs#Postwar_flight_and_assassination
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4634365,00.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/13/books/nazi-hunting-trials-than-never-grow-cold.html