The investigation was conducted

Season 13

The documentary series investigates the USSR's most sensational criminal cases. Host Leonid Kanevskiy guides viewers through the intricate details of each investigation. Beyond the crimes themselves, the series provides a unique glimpse into Soviet society through narratives of daily life during that period. The series covers the entire Soviet era, from 1917 to 1991.

Where to Watch The investigation was conducted • Season 13

36 Episodes

Медвежий угол
E1
Медвежий уголEx-cop Evgeny Sverchkov murdered teacher, her husband and mother in Tarnogsky August 1983; failed to kill wife who escaped.
Влюблённый ученик
E2
Влюблённый ученикLarisa ordered student Alexander Reshetov to murder her veteran father in Moscow 1988; teacher Oksana Izotova killed as witness.
Чужой ребёнок
E3
Чужой ребёнокVasily Mikulin raped tenant Nina Svetlichnaya; wife Tatiana delivered baby via C-section after killing Nina in Moscow 1984. Killed doctor-witness.
Смертельный вирус
E4
Смертельный вирусGleb Solovyov castrated HIV+ Evgeny Kukushkin and killed fraud doctor Anton Savateev in Moscow 1991 over fake AIDS "cure".
Отдайте ребёнка!
E5
Отдайте ребёнка!Yuri Logunov faked son Maxim's kidnapping in Moscow 1983; planned murder to marry official's daughter. Caught during ransom drop.
Товарищ любовница
E6
Товарищ любовницаDirector Natalya Borisova pushed Olga Pushilina from window in Moscow 1985; lover Ivan hanged himself. Acid-attacked in 1989 by victim's mother.
Убить за ребенка!
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Убить за ребенка!Lydia Strogonova hired commando Vasily Oleshko to murder abusive husband Leonid in Leningrad 1983; targeted her son from first marriage.
Prirozhdyonnyy ubiytsa
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Prirozhdyonnyy ubiytsaSoldier Nikolay Lukin murdered 4 guards, stole rifles in Omsk 1982; shot cash collectors in Lukhovitsy. Caught on Ryazan train.
По тонкому льду
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По тонкому льдуLydia Luzhkova and son Vladimir kidnapped/killed 9-year-old Anna Semyonova in Moscow 1979; assaulted her teacher mother Ksenia. Motive: sons drowned.
Красная шапочка
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Красная шапочкаFireman Vyacheslav Demichev raped/murdered girls in Saratov 1974; one victim survived.
Примета убийцы
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Примета убийцыWelder Fyodor Kozlov murdered victims tied in "swallow pose" in Novosibirsk Oblast 1989; previously killed grandmother/cousin.
Взорванная свадьба
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Взорванная свадьбаVitaly Panov planted grenade in wedding gift in Moscow 1989, killing 2; targeted son Anton for apartment. Shot Anton in 1990.
Interdevushka
E13
InterdevushkaAnton Ivanov murdered Valeria Novikova in Moscow 1990 after aunt Elena Krikalyova set her up with German Kurt Neumann. Attacked both.
Tantsuyushchiy ubiytsa
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Tantsuyushchiy ubiytsaDJ Sergei Knyazev and dancer Pyotr Antipov accidentally killed collector Alexander Blumkin in Leningrad 1987; stole VCR. Separate Nikonov family murder.
Manyak iz 10-B
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Manyak iz 10-B17-year-old Sergei Tsukanov raped/murdered elderly women in Tula 1989-1991; convicted. Repeated crimes after 1998 parole.
Tufelka na obochine
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Tufelka na obochineTrucker Evgeny Gamov raped/killed Tatiana Butorina and Ekaterina Voronina near Dmitrov 1990; abducted/mutilated Victoria (died). Caught via schedule deviation.
Smertelnyy otpusk
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Smertelnyy otpuskDriver Alexey Vasin attacked Mikhail Sirotin during road trip to Sochi 1983; blinded son Pavel survived. Motive: tent space argument.
Zhestokiy romans
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Zhestokiy romansNina Ageeva stabbed pregnant daughter Larisa in Moscow 1986; Zinaida Degtyaryova strangled corpse. Degtyaryova killed lover Vitaly Aristov.
Chuzhak
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ChuzhakVladimir Pechernikov murdered brother Ivan; killed Marina Kuptsova and father Kirill in Oryol Oblast 1990 to silence witnesses.
Пышка
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ПышкаOleg Kozhokin murdered Victor/Raisa Kravtsov in Moscow 1989; burned bodies in crematorium. Killed accomplice Andrey Podiachy and brother Igor.
Джульетта и Джульетта
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Джульетта и ДжульеттаOksana Stychkina stabbed rival Valentina Prigova in Moscow school September 1984; poisoned music teacher Gennady Uspensky (both survived).
Жена в коробке
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Жена в коробкеIgor Filippov murdered pregnant wife in Cherepovets 1989; months later killed cashier during factory robbery.
Опасные танцы
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Опасные танцыAlexander Yurpalov, elite son, murdered teens in Balakovo 1980; led car theft gang.
Любовь по переписке
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Любовь по перепискеKindergarten teacher Svetlana Kurbatova drowned 6-year-old Misha Bessonov in Leningrad 1986 to remove obstacle to lesbian affair with his mother.
Покровские ворота. Современная версия
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Покровские ворота. Современная версияViktor Kapustin and ex-wife Elena Gavrilova murdered medic Sofia Aksyonova and witness Zakhar Trubetskoy in Moscow 1982.
Обнажённый демон
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Обнажённый демонLeaf-crowned Viktor Selikhov raped/killed couples in Frunze 1963; committed 3 murders, 10 rapes. Motive: romantic rejection.
Афоня. Криминальная версия
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Афоня. Криминальная версияPlumber trainee Gennady Sladkov killed Antonina Borisova in Moscow 1989 during key-copy burglary; previously murdered homeowner.
Звёздное дело
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Звёздное делоMuratbek Khussainov's gang murdered TV host Zholdukai Kayypov in Frunze 1984 for taxi fare; killed photographer Berdigan. Caught attacking ex-cop.
Бойся своих желаний
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Бойся своих желанийEvgeny Khomyakov shot Tamara Tretyakova (1969) and siblings (1970) in Kez forest; enjoyed killing people/animals with hunting rifle.
Жаркий мужчина
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Жаркий мужчинаCop Igor Ziombak raped 50+ women in Kaluga 1979-1985; framed friend with party card. Accused of 1969 rape-suicide case. Acquitted of murder.
Пленники
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ПленникиMikhail Vlasenko's gang tortured/killed 3 women hostages in Votkinsk September 1989; forced daughters to participate. Two accomplices fled.
Ya tebya lyublyu!
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Ya tebya lyublyu!Alexander Demyakin and Vitaly Baganov murdered veteran Leonid Geidrich in Kuibyshev 1976; stabbed drivers for cars. Demyakin killed romantic rival earlier.
Sladkaya zhenshchina
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Sladkaya zhenshchinaDmitry Dokukin acid-attacked Tatiana Nosik and killed her daughter in Moscow 1991; obsessed lover. Accomplice Pavel Panin murdered her ex-husband.
Ya videla d'yavola
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Ya videla d'yavolaNikolai Popov raped women in Bolshaya Glushitsa 1966-1967; previously convicted.
S menya khvatit!
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S menya khvatit!Boris Fridman murdered mother-in-law and niece in Leningrad 1972 after taunts about poverty/wife's infidelity; wanted apartment.
Boroda iz vaty
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Boroda iz vatyFyodor Kashin robbed Eduard Bodrov of lottery winnings in Moscow December 1984; kidnapped 3 child witnesses to country house.