Ranko Rubežić
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Ranko Rubežić (born 1951 in
) was a Serbian gangster and criminal.A prominent crime figure in Belgrade known locally as the "Serbian Dutch Schultz", his February 1985 murder caused a media frenzy in communist Yugoslavia.[citation needed] It also marked the first case of gangland murder in Belgrade and Yugoslavia in the so-called 'sačekuša' style — something that would become a regular occurrence in the city and country throughout the 1990s and early part of the 2000s.[citation needed]
Early life
Rubežić was born in
Criminal career
In his early twenties, Rubežić emigrated to western Europe, spending time in West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and Italy where he made a living through racketeering.
By the late 1970s, he returned to SFR Yugoslavia, building a reputation in Belgrade through thefts and racketeering, especially the city's downtown area. In doing so, he developed several new criminal techniques that had not been applied in Belgrade, such as racketeering various Belgrade state-owned hotels' front desk
With his short stature and slim build, Rubežić's appearance differed significantly from his Belgrade underworld contemporaries such as
Unlike many of his underworld friends and rivals, Rubežić was never contracted by the Yugoslav
Rubežić was murdered on 19 February 1985 in front of the
Rubežić's murder is seen by many as a significant turning point in Belgrade underworld.[1] Prior to its occurrence, gangster murders were rare in the city — the name of the game among Serbian criminals had mostly been humiliating and incapacitating a rival, not murdering him, however in the coming years that rapidly changed.
Vendetta
After Rubežić's death, his godbrother Branislav Šaranović, the Montenegrin Don, attempted to avenge him. He was particularly enraged by the fact that Rubežić was killed after being a guest at his own house. Šaranović particularly targeted Boris Petkov and Bojan Petrović, whom he held as being most responsible. He made an attempt at Petkov's life after "Giška" Božović's funeral in 1991.
References
- ^ a b "Како и зашто је убијен Ранко Рубежић, српски Дач Шулц?". Pravda. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2004.
- ^ a b c Antonić, Jordan (1 November 2004). "Prvi reketaš". Večernje novosti. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d Asfalta, Puls (30 December 2016). "Rnko Rubežić Prvi Surovi BGD Kriminlac i Reketaš: Čovek bez prijatelja, njega su se Mrtvog Plašili". Kurir. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ B., H. (5 June 2014). "Milošević amnestirao ubice Ranka Rubežića". Blic. Retrieved 18 August 2015.