Easter massacre in jelovec foreshadowed violence
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In 1931, a brutal crime occurred in Jelovec, a village six kilometers from Maribor, Slovenia. The Kočarski family was preparing for Easter when the violence began.
Alojz Kočarski, the 60-year-old head of the household, slept in a room to the left of the main area of the house, while his sister Kunigunda, two daughters, and a six-year-old foster child slept on the right. His 36-year-old son, Ivan, slept in the barn due to a lack of space.
The event took place on Easter Saturday under a full moon, as the family prepared a modest meal for the following day. The article connects the crime to the social and political climate of the time, suggesting it foreshadowed a new era. Only one witness to the crime was present: a wild forest bird. The author, Rudolf Mohorko, frames the event as revealing the precarious situation of rural people and as a precursor to the rise of Nazism and war.
