Vadim Ershov
Vadim Ershov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vadim Nikolayevich Ershov February 15, 1973 Rechnoy, Chikatilo The Maniac with a Diary |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 19 |
Span of crimes | 1992–1995 |
| Country | Russia |
| State(s) | Krasnoyarsk |
Date apprehended | October 29, 1995 |
Vadim Nikolayevich Ershov (Russian: Вади́м Никола́евич Ершо́в; born February 15, 1973), known as The Krasnoyarsk Beast (Russian: Красноярский зверь), is a Russian serial killer. Between 1992 and 1995, he committed more than 70 crimes in Krasnoyarsk and its environs, including 19 murders and 8 attempted murders. He is considered one of the most terrible serial killers in the history of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.[1][2][3]
Biography
Little is known about Ershov's early life. In May 1991, he was drafted into the Soviet Army, and served in the Far East. During his service, he was subjected to bullying by other soldiers. Once he attacked one of the abusers, beat him with a brick and hit him several times with a knife, then deserted and returned to Krasnoyarsk.[4]
Soon Ershov raped a 16-year-old
In parallel, Ershov committed about 40 robberies, some of which resulted in the killing of victims.[4] One of them was a policeman who tried to detain him. While trying to capture the criminal, the main forces of the Krasnoyarsk police were abandoned. However, he was detained by accident. On October 29, 1995, the killer attacked a 16-year-old girl and tried to take off her gold chain. Her cries were heard by relatives, and Ershov tried to hide. From the two men he met, he managed to fight off one with a knife, but one of the local women knocked him out with a fire extinguisher. A police squad arrived and took Ershov to the Railroad Police Department of Krasnoyarsk.[4]
The nuances of Ershov's detention vary according to information from various sources. According to the newspaper "
According to information from journalist and writer Nikolai Modestov: "..at the time of Ershov's arrest, in accordance to the three murders, innocent people were already convicted."[2]
Trial and sentence
Initially, Ershov refused to give evidence, called himself with a false name and claimed to be a tramp.[4] Later, while confessing to law enforcement officials, he pointed to his real residence where irrefutable evidence was found - the tools of the crime (two knives that he called "feathers"), as well as the belongings of the victims (old jacket and a worn coat) and their passports.[4] An important clue against Ershov was his diary of seven columns, in which he wrote down all his attacks in detail: the first column - the number of the victim, the second - the time of year, the third - the instrument of the crime (capital "P" - committed with a knife; capital "N" - committed with a table knife; "p" - crime committed by hands or with a stick), the fourth - the nature of the injury ("p" - wound, "t" - corpse), the fifth - sex of the victim, the sixth - the crime scene and year of the crime.[4] According to Ershov, the outcome of all his attacks was surely checked through the media (read newspapers and watched television), and also returned to the scenes of the crime committed by him and watched the operators work from a safe distance.[4]
In June 1998, the Siberian Military District Court found him guilty on all counts and sentenced him to
Due to the moratorium on the death penalty announced in the country, the punishment for Vadim Ershov was changed to life imprisonment. He is currently serving his sentence in the Black Dolphin Prison in Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Oblast.
See also
References
- ^ После каждого нападения маньяк заполнял таблицу // Московский комсомолец : газета. — М., 1999. — 29 января. — ISSN 1562-1987. Архивировано 6 марта 2016.
- ^ a b Modestov (1997)
- ^ "Там, где живут чудовища: восемь маньяков Красноярского края". PrMira.Ru. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rak (1998)
- Газета.Ru. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ Тучкова С. (26 October 2007). ""Я был по сути бог"". Труд. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
Literature
- Nikolay Modestov: Manicas...Blind Death: The Chronicle of Serial Killings - M: Nadezhda-I, 1997 - 284 p. (Criminal secrets) - ISBN 5-86150-041-X.
- L. Rak: Beast. The Krasnoyarsk Maniac was sentenced to be shot. Trud - M. 1998, August 7