It’s another bright day on the serene beaches of Brazil.

The sun glistens over the white sand and the crystal clearar sea radiates calm.

Standing at the shore is a lone figure completing the postcard view.

He is a businessman, a celebrated aviator who came from afar seeking a peaceful life in South America.

No one knows who he truly was nor how he arrived there.

Suddenly, a foreigner approaches.

He is polite, charming, and speaks of investments and opportunities abroad.

The proposal sounds legitimate, even tempting.

There seems no reason to refuse.

The man trusts him, but without realizing it, he has just sealed his fate.

This is how the end of Herbert’s cuckers began.

Once revered as a national hero in Latvia during the 1930s, the memory that endured was of one of the most brutal collaborators of Nazism.

The atrocities he committed against thousands of Jews during the Holocaust earned him the title butcher of Ria.

In this documentary, we reveal the operation to track him, capture him, and deliver vengeance for all his victims.

[Music] Before becoming a fugitive, Herbert’s Cookers was a hero.

In the 1930s, his name was synonymous with Latvian national pride.

A pioneering aviator, he crossed Europe alone in a fragile aircraft he had built himself.

He traveled the world, reaching Gambia and Tokyo.

Wherever he landed, crowds applauded, medals were awarded, and parades were held.

To many, he was a living legend.

But the rise of Nazism changed everything.

When the Germans occupied Latvia, Kukur didn’t merely collaborate.

He became one of their most infamous executioners.

Mid 1941, Hitler invades Latapia.

Then Zukas joins up with a gang of murderers and cut it.

They went around following Nazi orders to go and commit atrocities on the Jews in Ria, capital of Latvia.

They saw him personally snatching babies from the arms of of of the mothers and killing them.

They burned the synagogue with 300 people in it and didn’t let anybody run out.

Cukur joined the notorious Araj Commando, a Latafian unit that alongside the Germans hunted, tortured, and executed thousands of Jews.

A dark shadow consumed his once heroic image.

The famed aviator was gone.

In Ria, he was now known by another name, the hangman.

By the war’s end, his hands were soaked in blood.

Yet, he had no intention of facing justice.

Like countless perpetrators of horror, he vanished.

He disappeared without a trace, evading courtrooms, trials, or judgment.

He took refuge in Brazil, where he began a new life.

There he opened a boat rental business in S.

Paulo and offered sightseeing flights using his skills as a pilot.

It seemed his dark past was behind him, but it wasn’t.

By the 1960s, while Cuckur believed he had fooled everyone, a group of men prepared to hunt him down.

They weren’t judges.

They weren’t after legal justice.

[Music] They were Mossad and they carried something heavier than documents or warrants.

The unforgotten screams of Kur’s victims.

September 1st, 1964, Mossad agent is called to meeting operational apartment in Paris.

His commander tells him, “We have a very special mission for you.

We want to send you to South America to find for us a Nazi called Sukos.

He tells him, “Your name from today onward is Anton Quinslay.

” Quenle carried an Austrian passport, European manners, and a disarming smile.

At first glance, no one would suspect he worked for one of the most lethal intelligence agencies in the world.

But his real name was Yakov Maid and he wasn’t in Brazil for business.

He had one mission to capture Herbert’s cuckur.

Maid was no ordinary operative.

In 1960, he had been part of the team that captured Adolf Ikeman in Argentina, one of the architects of the Holocaust.

He knew firsthand what it was to stare into the faces of Nazism’s ghosts.

But this mission was different.

There would be no extradition, no trial.

Cuker’s fate was already decided.

Yet, there was more behind Maid’s role as Quinsley.

Beneath his flawless cover, this case struck deeply.

He had lost relatives in Latvia.

He knew what had unfolded in Ria’s synagogues.

He had read and heard the testimonies of a man who laughed as he beat Jewish children with his pistols butt, who tortured women, who roamed the ghetto as if it were his personal carnival of blood.

[Music] Maided had decided such a man deserved neither peace nor above all to be forgotten.

So when Mossad confirmed Kuckur’s comfortable life in Brazil, they needed someone who could get close, earn his confidence, and lead him to the right place at the right time.

Maid didn’t hesitate.

He would become Quenzlay and the former hunter would become the hunted.

[Music] Thinking of my parents who both died in the Holocaust, I agreed immediately.

Anton Kunler was the perfect choice for this kind of operation.

Uh first of all because of his background.

Kuno grew up in Germany when the Nazis came to power.

German was his mother tongue.

He was part of the team that kidnapped Aishman four years earlier.

Though Mossad had found the perfect operative, the mission was no less perilous.

Gwenzel would travel alone, relying entirely on himself.

Deploying a larger team risked detection, and any exposure could ignite diplomatic chaos with Brazilian authorities, as the Mossad would operate in absolute secrecy.

If anything went wrong, no one could save the lone agent shadowing Cukors.

For that reason, his fabricated identity had to be airtight and Quenzel underwent meticulous preparation.

I became a Austrian businessman Anton Kun who was a former Nazi who intended to develop tourism to Brazil.

Kunzel looks like your classic anonymous Western European guy.

He’s sort of balding.

He’s got a mustache.

He’s got glasses.

He’s a little bit tubby.

If you walk past him in the street, you wouldn’t remember him.

He’s the perfect spy.

Polished, cultured, and amiable.

Anton Quenzel entered Brazil’s tourism market.

He mingled with contacts in Rio de Janeiro, made a name for himself, and projected the image of a European businessman intent on building a fortune.

He knew Cuckur was in S.

Paulo, but he took his time.

He knew this wasn’t a sprint, but a marathon.

His target was clever and paranoid, so earning his trust would require patience.

Quinslay also understood that the better he prepared the stage, the more effective the trap would be.

I intended first to stop at Janeiro to know what Brazil is like and then to advance to Sa Paulo close to the objective.

I told them that they were interested in West and they gave me recommendations to S.

Paulo, I got their personal cards, names, and the addresses.

I left science in every corner to assure my identity.

Once Anton’s name circulated widely, the spy made his move.

He visited Cukur’s boat and seplane rental business, presenting himself as an Austrian entrepreneur seeking investment opportunities and tourism.

The lethal Latvian ally of the Nazis welcomed him.

They shared a demonstration flight showcasing Kukur’s services and later sat for coffee to discuss potential deals.

Mid-con conversation.

The butcher of Ria shocked Quenzel by confessing his past.

He didn’t recount the massacres or his savagery, but admitted to collaborating with the Germans.

It was calculated.

Cukor’s new Nazi hunters prowled South America and wanted to test the agents reaction.

Wensley’s Quenlay’s persona didn’t crack.

When asked about his own war record, he claimed he had served on the Eastern Front before being sent home due to injury.

He even revealed a scar to prove it, though it came from an unrelated surgery.

Then he smoothly redirected the conversation back to business.

Anton Kinsel started telling Tukos that he’s a businessman showing him he has money, his connections.

I told him that I had come to invest capital in South America and to tourist business.

You are connected to it.

it would interest me to talk to you.

And that’s his way of tugging at Zukers’s greed.

There was something about the Austrian that Kukur trusted.

Moreover, the Latvian’s finances were dwindling, making the offer appealing.

Yet, something else tempted him even more.

years before his name had dominated Ria’s headlines.

The young man who built his own planes.

The daredevil who flew to Gambia, then to Japan, defying impossible distances.

Crowds adored him.

He even had his own popular song.

Latvia once worshiped him, and that still mattered to Herbert’s cuckers.

He might never be a hero again, but he longed to triumph once more in a venture far removed from the terrifying legacy the war had etched into his name.

Decades later, every step was deliberate, every move rehearsed.

Kuenzel could show no eagerness, no misstep.

If Kurs grew suspicious, he would vanish and Mossad would lose its only chance.

For Maidad, the stakes were even higher.

He was alone carrying false papers thousands of kilometers from any support.

If discovered, there would be no rescue.

Yet for him, the risk was worth it.

Because standing before him wasn’t merely an aging businessman.

It was a war criminal.

One who never showed remorse.

One who still believed he had won.

But Kenzel’s perfect performance convinced the butcher of Ria.

The first phase of the operation was complete.

Kinsler went back to the hotel and he sent a message back to headquarters in Tel Aviv.

It was in secret inc.

The message said, “The fish has swallowed the bait.

” Quenla had secured Kukur’s trust.

Still, the more time they spent planning an aviation and tourism business, the clearer it became that Cukur’s paranoia could unravel everything at any moment.

[Music] Patience remained crucial.

They met multiple times until Quenzel told him he would return to Europe to finalize their business arrangements.

This was only partly true.

His real destination was Paris, where he would coordinate the final stage with his Mossad team.

We decided that if we shall execute him, it would not be in Brazil, but in Uruguay.

There’s a big big Jewish community in Brazil.

And if this is seen as Jews killing a Nazi, then there’s going to be a backlash um against the Jewish population.

Uruguay was more democratic than Brazil at the time.

A very small Jewish minority.

It wouldn’t cause such a repercussion.

And also important, no capital punishment.

From Europe, Quenzel sent a telegram confirming their next meeting would be on Uruguayan soil where a lucrative deal awaited.

He promised contacts, foreign capital, and market expansion.

Driven by greed, the Latian agreed.

To ensure Zufers doesn’t back out, Kunzel decides to meet him in Sa Paulo and travel with him to Monte Vido.

And at Sao Paulo steps off the plane and there’s Zuckers ready to greet him.

Zukas has a Super A camera and he’s filming him.

When I stepped down from the plane, he thought in front of me and took my picture by tried to cover my face.

That decision revealed lingering mistrust within cuckor.

In fact, the butcher of Ria recorded a warning for his wife before leaving, telling her that if anything happened to him, this man would be responsible.

[Music] But his suspicions didn’t stop him.

The promise of a brighter future overpowered caution, sealing his doom.

On February 21st, 1965, he boarded a plane bound for Monte Vido.

[Music] At 64, Cuckers still carried himself with military posture.

He brought a briefcase filled with documents, maps, and plans.

He assured his family he would return soon.

But Mossad had other plans.

The agents had prepared for months.

They had secured a safe house in Shangrila, a quiet district along Uruguay’s coast.

Every detail was set.

The entrance, the rooms, the escape route.

There would be no room for error.

Cuck and Quenza would arrive together from the airport.

By then, everything had to be ready.

I left the car without enough petrol.

I stopped at a certain petrol station.

Another member of the team is waiting on the other side of the road.

He signaled him that everything is okay.

The lookout alerts the hit squad to meet at the house.

Kukur’s doubts seemed gone, and when they arrived at the house, he entered without hesitation.

But the moment he crossed the threshold, everything changed.

The first blow struck from behind, hard and sudden.

The Latvian went down, but didn’t surrender easily.

He was a hardened man, and he fought until the end.

A hammer is produced.

Zukas pretty much crumples, but he’s not dead.

He started troting that’s miss pressure.

Let me speak.

Two shots of fire into his head.

And that was the end of Herbert Zucker’s.

It was over.

His body was placed inside a trunk, dowsed with gasoline, and abandoned on the outskirts of Monte Vido.

Beside him, they left proof of his membership in the arj commando, documents, photographs, statements, and a letter written in several languages.

They attach a note to his bloodstain body saying considering the gravity of the crimes of which Helbert Sukus is accused notably his personal responsibility in the murder of 30,000 men, women and children and considering the terrible cruelty shown by Helbert Sukus is carried out his crimes.

We condemn the Sukus to death.

He was executed on 23rd February 1965 by those who will never forget.

The Mossad agents had their vengeance.

Yet several days passed before anyone found the body.

[Music] Meanwhile, in Sa Paulo, Kukur’s wife grew frantic.

She called friends and associates.

No one had seen him.

It was unlike him to vanish for so long without contact.

Finally, Uruguayan authorities located the corpse and the news spread across the globe.

Latvian aviator found dead in Uruguay.

Images of his battered face, the charred trunk and the documents left beside him dominated front pages.

Latvia denied his crimes.

Some defended him, calling him a victim.

But the archives, the witnesses, and the evidence told another story.

Kakur had tried to outrun memory, but his past caught up with him.

There was never a courtroom.

Herbert’s cuckor died without facing formal trial.

But that didn’t mean he died without judgment.

The butcher of Ria died as he lived his darkest days, trapped, cornered, and engulfed by the shadows of horror.

And this concludes our video.

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