Silvo Plut, was Slovenian serial killer, born 29 May 1968, Novo mesto, Slovenia,† 28 and died in April 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia (suicide).

Victims

• Silvo killed his first victim Marjanca Matjašič on 16 February 1990 in Slovenia. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In 2003 he was conditionally released.

• He killed second victim, Jasmina Djosic (25), on 18 November 2004 in Aleksinac, Serbia. He escaped to Slovenia. Slovenia refused extradition in spite of warrant from Serbia.

• Silvo killed his third victim, Ljubica Ulcar, on 24 February 2006 and wounded her husband Miro Ulcar.

Sentences

A court in Ljubljana, Slovenia gave him a sentence of 30 years in prison on 2 October 2006 for killing Ljubica Ulcar and a court in Nis, Serbia gave him a sentence of 40 years on 26 April 2007 for killing Jasmina Djosic.

Silvo committed a suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills on 28 April 2007 in prison in Ljubljana.

Oct. 6, 2006

The Ljubljana District Court sentenced 38-year-old Silvo Plut to 30 years in prison for the brutal murder of Ljubica Ulcar and the attempted murder and maltreatment of Mirko Ulcar.

Plut’s lawyer Andrej Zabjek has already announced he would lodge an appeal and stressed that a prison sentence is unsuitable for a person who is so badly disturbed (as Plut). Zabjek believes Plut should be “humanised”, as suggested during the trial by Janez Rugelj, one of Slovenia’s most controversial psychiatrists. The prosecutor said she would not lodge an appeal, as the court had fully considered all the circumstances that affect the sentence.

Although the court sentenced Plut to a total of 40 years and 5 months in prison - 30 for the brutal murder of Ljubica Ulcar, 10 for the attempted murder of her husband and a five months for the maltreatment of the latter - the highest sentence in Slovenia amounts to 30 years.

Judge Barbara Trebec Debeljak also decreed that Plut would remain in custody until the verdict is final due to flight risk. Plut has been given 15 days after he receives the verdict to appeal at the Higher Court.

Plut has a long history of criminal acts, including a 1998 conviction of rape and a 15-year sentence in 1990 for murdering a former schoolmate. He was released on probation after 13 years in prison. He is moreover sought on a murder charge in Serbia for the brutal killing of a 25-year old woman in November 2004. The murder of Ljubica Ulcar caused outrage in Slovenia, including calls for sanctions against those responsible for failing to treat Plut as a potential menace to society.