The investigation was conducted

Season 8

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 8

34 Episodes

Снегурочка. И жизнь, и слезы, и любовь
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Снегурочка. И жизнь, и слезы, и любовьDisguised as Ded Moroz and Snegurochka, Daniil Zhirkov and Alla Gorislavets robbed a factory cashier of 90,000 rubles during a Moscow money transport, 1975; Gorislavets wounded, Zhirkov arrested.
Сбежавшая невеста
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Сбежавшая невестаBoss Nonna Kosaya murdered runaway bride Olga Tishchenko at a Moscow registry office, 1979, preventing her marriage to employee Arkady Koshelev.
Отродье
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ОтродьеNephew of a top police official Pavel Smirnov bludgeoned pensioners for their pensions in Moscow stairwells, 1980, committing multiple murders.
Идеальное убийство
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Идеальное убийствоAlfilet Pervushin meticulously murdered and dismembered his wife Rufina, faking an alibi in Izhevsk, May 1969, to steal their new apartment.
Знак зверя
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Знак зверяSon of a police chief Dmitry Korolkov led a teen gang mimicking "Black Cat", robbing and killing in Moscow, 1980.
Красота должна умереть!
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Красота должна умереть!Actor Evgeny Kazimirov murdered attractive colleagues at a Moscow region theater, 1990, driven by hatred for handsome men.
Кровопийца
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КровопийцаRetired officer Pyotr Shcherbinin murdered victims, draining their blood in Leningrad region cemeteries, 1984, for his mistress.
Кровь за кровь
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Кровь за кровьBrothers Yury and Alexander Apartshev murdered Lyudmila Ilyina (mistakenly) and Nadezhda Kalachyova, and attacked Igor Astafyev in Gorky, winter 1965, avenging their brother.
Лифтер
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ЛифтерStudent Dmitry Gridin strangled and staged rapes of girls in elevators in Magnitogorsk, July-November 1989; caught mid-attack.
Бешеное золото
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Бешеное золотоGenius chemist Ravil Nevyamtov stole gilding solution for counterfeiting tsarist gold coins at the Dulyovo Porcelain Factory; partnered with ex-con artist Yury Nechaev.
Двойное дно
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Двойное дноAnatoly Dyachenko murdered his wife Ekaterina, her grandmother Nina Tokareva, and cousin Evgenia in Klyazma village, Moscow region, 1970, for financial gain.
Синьор живодёр
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Синьор живодёрSouth American Alberto Marino murdered women he dated in Leningrad and Moscow, 1990, traveling specifically to the USSR to kill.
Опасные каблучки
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Опасные каблучкиRecidivist Alexander Timofeev raped and murdered women wearing high heels near Moscow's Dinamo metro station, summer 1990; caught via a survivor.
Кровавый Казанова
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Кровавый КазановаDriver Vladimir Sulima, previously convicted for rape, murdered and assaulted women in Perm, March-June 1968; identified by a surviving victim.
Любой ценой
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Любой ценойMistress Lyubov Chekanova orchestrated the kidnapping of her lover's children and murder of his wife near Istra, summer 1976, using escaped convicts.
Врачи-убийцы
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Врачи-убийцыCardiologist Dmitry Levashov murdered patients with experimental powder in a Moscow clinic, 1974, aided by therapist Nina Siluyanova for research data.
Новгородская пленница
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Новгородская пленницаOfficial Vasily Chigrakov kidnapped Tatyana Koshkina as a sex slave near Novgorod, 1968; killed another captive; Tatyana rescued during drowning attempt.
Школьные грехи
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Школьные грехиDarya Snegir killed Stanislav Mamchenko with a stun gun at a Moscow cafe reunion, 1991, avenging his past rape of her; disfigured Victoria Vasilchikova.
Зловещий остров
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Зловещий островAnton Kirdyai murdered two hunters on an island in Rybinsk Reservoir, 1976, framing deaths as accidents; exposed by a witness implicating Sergei Malykhin.
Негритёнок из Калуги
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Негритёнок из КалугиOfficial Natalya Rudinskaya ordered criminal Fyodor Shapoval to swap her driver's baby for a Black child and kill witnesses in Kaluga, 1971.
Записки одержимого
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Записки одержимогоPhotographer Sergey Sergeyev murdered three and attacked six, leaving taunting notes for police in Zaporizhzhia, summer 1987; killed a cellmate in custody.
Водяной
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ВодянойA local recluse murdered a camp counselor in Ostashkov, 1968, saving a boy the counselor was strangling after taking him from his abusive father.
Выстрел в подъезде
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Выстрел в подъездеStudent Natalya Kulakova murdered her professor's 11-year-old son Lenya Tishchenko in a Moscow entrance, 1968, to destroy his family over affairs.
Адская посылка
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Адская посылкаEx-husband Ivan Borovkov mailed a booby-trapped suitcase, killing his former wife Raisa Borovkova, her son, and friends in Plast, August 11, 1966.
…И месть моя страшна!
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…И месть моя страшна!Sergeant Sergey Revyakin murdered ex-husband Vadim Anikeev and Tatiana Bashovets in Moscow, 1986, framing others during an investigation into mother/daughter strychnine poisoning.
Костромской леший
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Костромской лешийPreviously convicted Sergei Karpov murdered women across Kostroma and Gorky regions, 1983.
Крыса
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КрысаDistrict prosecutor Nikolai Shirokov masterminded the robbery and murder of cash collectors in Smolensk region, 1983, stealing 30,000 rubles.
Смертельное угощение
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Смертельное угощениеNina Gerasimenko poisoned 3-year-old Galya Pokrovskaya with a candy in Chelyabinsk, March 4, 1965, eliminating her lover's child.
Лев кровожадный
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Лев кровожадныйAmbulance doctor Lev Vasiliev murdered and robbed unpunished criminals in Moscow, autumn 1988, donating stolen money to an orphanage.
Скорпион
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СкорпионImpersonating a spy, Alexander Makarkin committed serial murders in Grodno, 1982, and other Soviet cities.
Дело гуманоидов
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Дело гуманоидовVyacheslav Bezborodov led a gang posing as aliens to rob a mineral plant and pharmacy in Zhukovsky, autumn 1979, planning a bank heist.
Блуждающий нерв
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Блуждающий нервHired by Vera Ovsyannikova, Oleg Bluzhdayushchiy staged a car crash killing Maria and murdered her husband Gennady in Volgograd region, 1989, for an apartment.
Дело живодёров
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Дело живодёровValery Lyapishev and wife Elizaveta murdered people involved in the dog-skin trade in Moscow, 1989, avenging their autistic son's killed pet.
Основной инстинкт
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Основной инстинктValentina Mayakovskaya shot 16-year-old Larisa Zorkina in her Moscow entrance, December 1990, mistakenly believing she was her husband's mistress.