The investigation was conducted

Season 18

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 18

36 Episodes

Не твой ребенок!
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Не твой ребенок!Naval cadet Ivan Laushkin murdered and dismembered pregnant student wife in 1983 Kaliningrad upon learning her son wasn't his.
Семейка извергов
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Семейка изверговSchizophrenic Ivan Kabanov commanded sons Maxim and Andrei to slaughter three then a couple in December 1983 Mirny, Tambov.
Зловещие безумцы
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Зловещие безумцыVasily Molotkov killed son, niece, attacked father-in-law in 1988 Morshansk; escaped psych ward with teens, murdered disabled man before capture.
Казнить нельзя помиловать
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Казнить нельзя помиловатьSchizophrenic Viktor Protasov confessed to raping/murdering cousin near Novgorod Region 1988; guilt remained unproven.
Секретный убийца
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Секретный убийцаKGB informant Gennady Sinitsyn, a steelworker, murdered telephonist and raped/robbed girls across 1983 Volgograd.
Трое в постели, не считая мужа
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Трое в постели, не считая мужаYuri Grishmanovsky murdered artist Nikolay Yeryomin in 1982 Gorky per wife Alevtina's request over group sex photo evidence.
Кадриль на костях
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Кадриль на костяхGang boss Mikhail Orlov's crew murdered worker Alexey Timoshin then killed taxi driver Georgy Vasin fearing betrayal during 1984 Gorky spree.
Однажды 35 лет спустя
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Однажды 35 лет спустяNeighbor Vladimir Kolpakov murdered and dismembered 11-year-old Olya Sazonova in 1987 Ulyanovsk; DNA solved it 35 years later, other murders unproven.
Шахматист
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ШахматистCoal mine engineer Rif Usmanov raped girls and killed one across 1969 Leninsk-Kuznetsky; caught mid-attack.
Черный мститель
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Черный мстительRoman Nechaev murdered two for wife's affair near 1975 Novgorod; son Viktor killed four including wrong rapist seeking revenge by 1984 Kaliningrad.
Свинцовая рука
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Свинцовая рукаFitter Alexander Popugaev sadistically raped, mutilated and murdered women using lead pipe during 1970 Novokuznetsk terror; caught attacking.
Афганский клинок
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Афганский клинокRenata Shapkina, mil dorm matron, murdered and robbed by 22-year-old lover Maxim Balashov in 1986 Kaliningrad apartment.
Прощальный праздник
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Прощальный праздникRecidivist thief Anatoly Zaytsev murdered 15-year-old Lyuba Solomina during home robbery on her birthday in 1978 Kemerovo.
Тарантино по-советски
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Тарантино по-советскиDrug-crazed Afanasy Murzin murdered four men in minutes across 1977 Kuibyshev; Larisa Bystrova hired Vladimir Gromov to kill mother-in-law in Chapayevsk.
Убитая мечта
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Убитая мечтаEgor Frolov murdered teacher in Chapayevsk 1977; Victoriya Kozlova murdered abusive husband Dmitry in Tver suspecting him of that crime.
«Смерть» в телевизоре
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«Смерть» в телевизореEx-cons brothers Anton and Artyom Molchanov murdered Nikolay Stechin over jealousy then killed motorist during 1990 Leningrad Region robberies.
Спасите убийцу!
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Спасите убийцу!Rustam Tulayev's gang robbed motorists killing two and stole military rifle across multiple USSR regions during 1986 crime wave.
Рука дьявола
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Рука дьяволаGang member Pavel Lenkov murdered elderly Petrov couple near 1985 Gololobovka, Tambov; boss Stepan Mokshin's crew uninvolved in cash van massacre.
Янтарное море
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Янтарное мореCanteen worker Lidiya Stepanova murdered and robbed WWII veteran Nina Golubkova in 1985 Baltiysk over refused apartment swap.
Калина красная
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Калина краснаяEx-con Vasily Erofeyev murdered crime boss Alexander Finogenov and two henchmen protecting ex-wife/daughter in 1990 Sampur, Tambov; Finogenov accidentally killed one.
Капитан и его команда
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Капитан и его командаSergei 'The Captain' Petrov led three ex-cons robbing and murdering across 1990 Tambov Region.
Топор и космос
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Топор и космосEx-cop Valery Petunin massacred four Zaytsev family members in 1964 Kalinin; Sergei Kurochkin robbed/murdered GDR officer Heinz Eschrich there 1961.
Самая молчаливая банда в СССР (Дело глухих)
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Самая молчаливая банда в СССР (Дело глухих)Deaf-mute Konstantin Stepanenko led gang robbing and murdering three across 1989-90 Arkhangelsk Region.
Горячий финский парень
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Горячий финский пареньEx-cons Mikhail Derevyagin and his friend murdered Yelena Perova and Zoya Filina during 1991 Leningrad spree.
Тёщины тайны
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Тёщины тайныSchizophrenic Lyudmila Voronina axed accountant Tatyana Petrova fearing baby theft near 1976 Krasnogorodsk, Pskov; baby fathered by Petrova's son-in-law.
Монстр с донских берегов
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Монстр с донских береговDriver Vladimir Andreev raped and murdered young girls across multiple USSR cities during 1968-69 killing spree.
Убийца №1
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Убийца №1Egor Bashkatov led 27-man gang murdering 459 people during decade-long USSR robbery spree from 1922 to 1932.
Не родись красивой
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Не родись красивойShoemaker Vladimir Samokhvalov raped/murdered neighbor Lydia Skvortsova in 1966 Yaroslavl; victim had androphobia from Nazi mother's rape.
Чёрное лицо
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Чёрное лицоTwice-convicted Ivan Nesterenko raped girls after hitting them with motorcycle across 1963 Rostov Region.
Семейка монстров
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Семейка монстровTatyana Postnova drowned daughter Masha near 1989 Krasnoslobodsk; mother Olga murdered husband Viktor Reztsov in Kamyshin over flat refusal, attempted suicide.
Погребальные костры
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Погребальные кострыTractor driver Sergei Britkovsky and Yuri Kuzminov murdered and burned Natalya Zvonaryova over unrequited love then killed Maria Knyazeva "for fun" near 1985 Bagaevsky, Rostov.
Затравленная месть
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Затравленная местьYuri Savchenko murdered stepdaughter Lyudmila Lavrentyeva and wife Maria over constant humiliation during 1988 Novo-Moskovskoye, Kaliningrad rampage.
Моя прекрасная госпожа
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Моя прекрасная госпожаEngineer Igor Savelyev beat narcologist Lyudmila Yatsenko to death in 1985 Odintsovo; escaped prison 1991, committed suicide.
Берегись автомобиля
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Берегись автомобиляDriver Egor Rybin killed corrupt extortionist Andrey Kryukov with his own Volga protecting lover during 1983 Moscow confrontation.
Немецкие часы
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Немецкие часыCo-operator Pavel Fedotov murdered lover Lyubov Kritskaya over pledged antique watch in 1991 Kaliningrad; Tamara Dorokhina accidentally killed by her lover.
Ген убийцы
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Ген убийцыTractor thief Gennady Tsapin and Stepan Pochkin murdered pensioner Nina Sokolova witnessing coal theft near 1984 Lezhayka; Ivan Zyamov murdered Viktor Kopylov preventing wife's rape near Michurinsk.