Vladimir Krishtopa
| Vladimir Krishtopa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Vladimir Vasilievich Krishtopa April 6, 1973 Krasnivka, Ukrainian SSR |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, rape, theft |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to 25 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2+ |
Span of crimes | June–August 1995 |
| Country | Russia |
| State(s) | Rostov-on-Don |
Date apprehended | August 3, 1995 |
Vladimir Vasilievich Krishtopa (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Кришто́па; born April 6, 1973 in Krasnivka, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born Russian serial killer and rapist.
Crimes
On June 17, 1995, Krishtopa, in a state of intoxication, attacked a woman on the staircase between the 6th and 7th floors of the No. 70 House on Orbitalnaya Street in Rostov-on-Don. The woman was raped by him, and then severely beaten. As a result of the beating, she died from a closed craniocerebral injury. A month later, on July 21, Krishtopa, again intoxicated, committed another murder, raping the woman before strangling her. He then stole her cassette player without the headphones.[1] Krishtopa did not commit any more crimes until August 3, when he was detained for attempting to kill a third woman. During the search, authorities found the audio player, which served as a crucial evidence.
On March 21, 1996, the Rostov Regional Court judge Mikhail Rebrov sentenced Vladimir Krishtopa to execution by firing squad. But soon, a moratorium was imposed on its application, and the criminal who was already on death row in Novocherkassk was resentenced to 25 years in prison.[2][3] When Krishtopa was in cell number 117 of the Novocherkassk prison, his neighbor was another notorious serial killer who operated at the same time - Vladimir Mukhankin. Subsequently, while giving an interview to the television program "Criminal Russia", Mukhankin told the following:
| “ | There, in the 117th [cell], stayed Krishtopa. He was here, on a death row, too, by the way, here, incidentally, here is the 45th cell, maybe he is still sitting there. Well, the complete scoundrel, but this, Amurkhan Khadrisovich,[4] but this is a natural maniac. Because if a man weren't a maniac, he would not have gnawed his noses over there, nor would he sucked out there from the breasts over there, nor from the vagina, nor would he kill the little children, nor would not rape them over there, nor adults, nor especially grannies.[5] | ” |
Krishtopa is also suspected of committing crimes in his native Ukraine before moving to Rostov.
In the media
- A look from the inside. Russian Psychiatrist (1996).
- The 2005 episode of Russian documentary TV series "Profession Reporter", titled "Birth of a Maniac", features an interview with Krishtopa.
References
- ↑ М. Т. Ребров (1996-03-21). "К делу № 2-66 (ПРИГОВОР)". ru.wikisource.org.
- ↑ "Профессия Репортер – Рождение маньяка (2005.02.10)".
- ↑ "Группа заключённых-смертников участвует в конкурсе тюремной песни".
- ↑ Here Mukhankin appeals to his investigator Amurkhan Yandiyev, who accompanied the film crew of "Criminal Russia"
- ↑ The "Maniac Hunters, Part 2" episode of the "Criminal Russia" documentary TV series.
External links
- Full transcript of the verdict by the Rostov Regional Court against citizen Vladimir Vasilievich Krishtopa. Accessed December 6, 2012