The investigation was conducted

Season 17

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 17

36 Episodes

Мальчик из коробки
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Мальчик из коробкиOleg Khrychev, Komsomol patrol leader, brutally murdered woman in 1982 Borovichi fish shop shed and attacked prison guard 1983; caught by survivor, escaped SIZO twice.
Интимный дневник убийцы
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Интимный дневник убийцыValery Anoshin, twice-convicted rapist, slaughtered Ermakov family in Novosibirsk 1978 and killed two women in Krasnoyarsk; caught in Irkutsk 1979 after leaving prints on stolen items.
Сельские изверги
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Сельские извергиBrothers Sergei and Yuri Kizyak murdered election secretary in Nizhny Balskley 1989 over feud; Alexey Shcherbatov drunkenly stabbed pensioner and daughter in Yelansky district same year.
Девушка с памятника
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Девушка с памятникаMatryona Davydova, factory worker, killed coworker Ekaterina Ivantsova in Leningrad dorm February 1966 after being caught stealing; framed victim's fiance initially.
Наложница
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НаложницаVyacheslav Pyuro's gang murdered two police officers in Gorky February 1989 to steal weapons; arrested days later preparing robbery in Kstovo.
Чужая кровь
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Чужая кровьMechanic Mikhail Benilov murdered 2 girls in Novosibirsk 1983; arrested after second killing. With accomplice Vladimir Ivanov attempted robbery at stepfather's factory.
Чёрная кошка с Поволжья
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Чёрная кошка с ПоволжьяIvan Zaborovsky's family gang robbed homes and murdered owners across Kuibyshev Oblast 1946-1947; captured in Semeikino village by WWII veteran vigilantes.
Шёлковые фантомасы
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Шёлковые фантомасыRecidivist Vitaly Sobolevsky led silk-masked raiders robbing banks in Novosibirsk and USSR cities 1970-1976; previously jailed for killing a policeman.
Бес в ребро
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Бес в реброVocational teacher Anton Vodopyanov murdered 6-year-old's family in Moscow 1984 with boy's grandmother Alla Kireeva; killed her before arrest.
Пламя любви
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Пламя любвиDoctors Sergei Falko and Ali Aliev burned Robert Bakhtaryan alive near Kamenska summer 1991 to save Falko's wife from victim's domestic abuse in Saratov Oblast.
Хихикающая смерть
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Хихикающая смертьDepot fitter Igor Stupak raped women and killed one in Atkarsk fall 1975; captured during patrol. Also raped minor in Kuibyshev Oblast earlier.
Опасная любовь
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Опасная любовьGang leader Vitaly Savin murdered accomplice Vyacheslav Stakhanov in Kuibyshev forest July 1987 after Stakhanov robbed/killed pensioner alone days prior.
Двое и одна женщина
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Двое и одна женщинаNikolai Noskov and recidivist brother Vladimir, aided by Tamara Mikhailova, robbed and murdered disabled pensioner in Dinamo sovkhoz 1989 and another woman in 1990.
По ком звонит смерть?
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По ком звонит смерть?Alevtina Zilkova drowned her son in Levashovo 1978, murdered Natasha Kiryukhina and mother in Leningrad; lover (victim's father) committed suicide upon discovery.
Кобра
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КобраVera Maistrenko's gang raped and murdered single mother Lyudmila Gureyeva near Rybachy September 1988 on Maistrenko's orders due to personal grudge.
Профессор «любовных» дел
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Профессор «любовных» делSergei Akimov, recidivist "marriage swindler", conned and murdered 3 women across USSR cities 1987 after robbing numerous romantic targets.
Лицо под шарфом
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Лицо под шарфомTruck driver Rustem Valeev raped/strangled 100+ women with their stockings in Ufa 1974; caught using police decoy. Most victims refused to testify.
Учитель смерти
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Учитель смертиAnton Nikiforov's teen gang murdered 2 students in Orenburg July 1989, committed 70+ robberies/murders; arrested after killing another woman.
Призрак в детском саду
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Призрак в детском садуSecurity guard Oleg Shevkurnov raped kindergarten staff and murdered one in Volgograd winter 1988; identified via sketch. Also attempted teen rape.
За счастьем
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За счастьемPavel Komarov and Andrey Pereverzev raped/killed 17-year-old Vera Andreyeva in Tver Oblast 1990; Pereverzev committed suicide post-crime.
Женские часики
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Женские часикиYuri Ivanov and Valery Lobanov raped 3 girls in Kalach-na-Donu 1979, murdered last victim; exposed by stolen gold watch from crime scene.
Голубой Маврикий
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Голубой МаврикийBlack marketeers Anatoly Maslov and Sergei Myasoedov murdered elderly Sevastyanov couple for stamp collection in Saratov September 1980.
Вокруг смеха — вокруг смерти
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Вокруг смеха — вокруг смертиTV administrator Viktor Kamynin murdered pregnant Inga Sazonova near Ostankino Pond 1982, tried killing her mother; victim's husband later killed Kamynin.
Кружевное бельё
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Кружевное бельёGalina Karavayeva killed 8-year-old daughter in Kronstadt 1952 to enable new relationship; naval officer Andrey Kulikov murdered student wife Olga Kulikova 1953 for same reason.
Игла и нитка
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Игла и ниткаElite atelier owner Lydia Chernyshyova likely killed seamstress Olga Pegotova in Moscow 1989 over job envy; evidence insufficient for conviction.
Маменькин маньяк
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Маменькин маньякAlexander Treplov murdered multiple men in Saratov Oblast 1988-1990; mother shielded him since childhood. Repeatedly released due to flawed evidence.
Окаянный сын
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Окаянный сынEscaped convict Nikolai Gorin's gang murdered guard during 66,000-ruble robbery in Mikhaylovka 1989; committed USSR-wide robberies. Gorin escaped custody but recaptured.
Челюсти по-советски
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Челюсти по-советскиLathe operator Nikolai Petrenko robbed/raped women and bit victims in Saratov August 1988, murdered one; raped mother-in-law before arrest.
Саркофаг
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СаркофагConvict Alexander Lapshin murdered Sergey Zhilin in Uryupinsk 1987 for Zhilin's wife; concreted body under toilet. Victim's classmate Tamara Manakina separately killed by her husband.
Оборотень
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ОборотеньEx-cop Alexei Panasyuk, fugitive, dismembered man in Bobruysk 1977 and murdered women in Tambov Oblast; caught after survivor identified him/car.
Машина дьявола
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Машина дьяволаCop-driver Vasily Dyadin murdered two missing girls in Saratov 1980 and attempted third murder 18 months later.
Адское пламя
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Адское пламяRecidivist Alexei Galkin murdered/raped pensioners and burned homes across Tambov Oblast 1988-1991 with ex-wife/lover; caught in Zaporizhzhia 1992.
Суженый-ряженый
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Суженый-ряженыйInvestigator Gennady Surovtsev murdered pregnant woman in Saratov 1954 and two policemen in Ekaterinovka May 1957 with brother/accomplice; stole police guns.
Я возьму ваши души!
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Я возьму ваши души!Eduard Samkov robbed/murdered victims across USSR 1990; arrested in Zagorsk 1991. Falsely confessed to priest Alexander Men's murder, later disproved.
Исполнитель желаний
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Исполнитель желанийJanitor Ruslan Aliyev and Sergey Kornayev murdered gardener Artyom Nikitin for car in Volgograd Oblast 1980; committed multiple crimes.
Дед Мороз с пистолетом
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Дед Мороз с пистолетомSafecracker gang (Georgy Chernikov, Dmitry Markin, recidivist Yury Chushkin) robbed institutions/stores in Saratov Oblast 1974; Chushkin murdered accomplice Alexey Krabov.