The article details a gruesome case from 1947 in Riga, involving a family that committed cannibalism, drawing significant attention and becoming a chilling legend in Latvia's criminal history.
In the spring of 1947, disturbing discoveries were made in Riga as dismembered female bodies began to surface, one of which had all soft tissues removed. The horrifying truth unveiled a family connection; the culprits were Anna Šakale, her 22-year-old daughter Emīlija Šakale-Palčinska, and her 25-year-old son-in-law Pāvels Palčinskis. This criminal case was deliberated under strict secrecy and is now regarded as one of the most horrific events in the annals of Latvian criminalistics, with the cannibalistic Šakales becoming a part of local urban legend for decades.
