Klaas Annink (18 June 1710 – 13 September 1775), better known as Huttenkloas, was a notorious Dutch murderer and suspected serial killer in Twente, Netherlands. Records of his life frequently mention that he was born in Bentelo.

He was reputedly responsible, together with his wife Aarne Spanjers and his son, Jannes, for numerous robberies and murders in the region in and around Hengevelde.

Klaas Annink

In 1774, a merchant from Hanover investigated and found convincing evidence that Annink was responsible for the disappearance and murder of one of his family members. Huttenkloas was then arrested and held for 114 days in a specially-made chair. Following a controversial trial, he and his wife were sentenced to death and executed.

Klaas Annink

The seat in which Klaas Annink sat, known as the "Chair of Huttenkloas", is still on display in the Ancient Chamber room in the Palthehuis Museum in Oldenzaal.

Klaas Annink

Klaas Annink's infamous nickname, Huttenkloas, has not been forgotten, having been adopted by a local brewery. The company Hengelose Huttenkloas B.V. has outlets in Twente, Salland, Drenthe, Achterhoek, selling Huttenkloas beer. Also, the Dutch accordion player and singer Alexander Schoemaker, in 2009, released a CD about twents legends, including a ballad `de ballade van Hutnkloas`.

See also

List of serial killers by country

References

1710 births

1775 deaths

18th-century Dutch criminals

Dutch people convicted of robbery

People from Hof van Twente

People executed by the Netherlands

Executed suspected serial killers