Volga Maniac

The Volga Maniac is the name given to an unidentified Russian serial killer, who committed a series of murders of elderly women in several regions between 2011 and 2012.

Volga Maniac
Details
Victims32
Span of crimes
2011–2012
CountryRussia
State(s)Tatarstan, Ulyanovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Udmurtia, Perm, Samara, Bashkortostan
Date apprehended
Not apprehended

Murders

From March 2011 to September 2012 in the Volga and Ural Federal Districts, a number of very similar murders of elderly women occurred. Investigators believe that all crimes were committed by one person, as all victims were single women aged 75 to 90 years old, each living in a Khrushchyovka. According to investigators, the perpetrator infiltrated the apartment, pretending to be an employee of HOA or the social service. All victims were strangled with improvised items (for example, a bathroom robe belt). After the murders, the criminal would steal money and valuables from the apartment. But the investigators believe that stealing pensioners' money was not a priority for the killer.

The first nine murders took place in Kazan. One of the victims survived, but could not describe their attacker. Similar murders took place in Ulyanovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Izhevsk, Perm (two murders in April 2012) and Samara (two murders in April–May 2012). By August 1, 2012, there were 18 murders.[1] Between September 25 and 27, 2012, the last 3 murders were committed in Ufa.[2] The total number of murders is 32.[3]

On September 26, 2012, the perpetrator was captured on a CCTV camera at the entrance of one of his victim's homes. Thanks to this, a facial composite was compiled.[4]

In 2013, a reward of 1 million rubles was promised in return for information regarding the investigation. In the same year, a theory appeared that the killer was hiding in the Sakhalin Oblast.[5]

On the night of October 7, 2016, in Kazan, a man suspected of being the criminal was filmed by a video camera in a house on Chuikov Street, but the Investigative Committee denied he was the perpetrator.

On February 6, 2017, the Deputy Head of the Main Criminalistics Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Service of the Russian Federation, Ivan Streltsov, told reporters that the investigators have good reasons to believe that the person being sought is a resident of Udmurtia.[6] It was also suggested that the man could have a list of pensioners. At the same time, the investigators do not exclude that the person may be sought in prisons or colonies, or that he is no longer alive.

According to the Streltsov, the reward for information that would help establish the identity of the criminal was increased to 3 million rubles.

On March 28, 2017, 37-year-old Kazakh native Pavel Shayakhmetov was arrested in Samara on suspicion of involvement in the murders, as he had killed two elderly women in Samara on March 25 and 27, 2017.[7][8][9]

On May 25, 2017, investigators suggested that the offender was a native of Tatarstan and studied in one of Kazan's schools. Currently, the investigation continues.[10]

Description
  • Non-Slavic appearance
  • Age — 20–35 years
  • Height — 175 cm
  • Slim build
  • He was dressed in a dark, short jacket with a hood, black trousers and sports shoes.

See also

References
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  2. "Жертвами приволжского маньяка-душителя стали уже более 30 старушек". NEWSru.com. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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