Barbara Erni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Liechtenstein criminal
Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1743
Place of Birth: Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Date of Death: 26-Feb-1785
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Barbara Erni
- Barbara Erni (15 February 1743 – 26 February 1785) was a Liechtenstein woman known for stealing from inns throughout western Europe using a confidence trick.
- Known in Liechtenstein legend as Golden Boos, Erni was the last person to be executed by Liechtenstein. Erni was born in Feldkirch to a homeless couple.
- In 1779, she married Tiroler Franz, a man with a reputation for criminal behaviour. According to the legend, the Golden Boos was a woman with red-blond hair and great strength who travelled throughout the European countryside with a large treasure chest or backpack.
- Wherever she rested for the night, she would demand that her chest be locked in the best and most secure room available, since she claimed it contained a fabulous treasure.
- Once the treasure was locked away and night fell, a small man would emerge from the chest or backpack and would gather the valuables from the best room, after which Erni and the man would flee during the night.
- The scheme worked well for Erni for a number of years, and she became wealthy.
- The identity of the male assistant is unknown. Erni and her male accomplice were arrested at Eschen and imprisoned at Vaduz on 27 May 1784.
- She was tried by Liechtenstein, and she admitted to seventeen thefts using the confidence trick.
- On 7 December 1784, the court found Erni guilty of being the Golden Boos and sentenced her to death by beheading.
- She was beheaded in Vaduz before a public audience of approximately 1000 spectators.
- The fate of the male assistant is unknown. No one was executed again by Liechtenstein before it abolished the death penalty in 1987.
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