The Tyumen Maniac | |
---|---|
Details | |
Victims | 8+ |
Span of crimes | 1997 – 2009 (known) |
Country | Russia |
State(s) | Tyumen, possibly others |
Date apprehended | N/A |
The Tyumen Maniac ( Russian: Тюменский маньяк, romanized: Tyumenskiy manyak) is the name given to an alleged Russian serial killer thought to be responsible for a number of disappearances of children in Tyumen since 1997. [1] If the profilers' assumptions are correct, he is possibly responsible for the murders of at least 8 children. [2] In 2021, Vitaly Berezhnoy was arrested in connection with the murders.
According to profiler Vasily Beinarovich, the suspected killer may have had at least two additional victims in other areas:
Beinarovich has also suggested that the alleged killer's victim count could be much higher.
Soon after the Anisimova case, profiler Dmitry Kiryukhin travelled from Saint Petersburg to Tyumen to investigate the cases. After talking with the families of the missing children, he created an identikit of the Tyumen Maniac. [4]
In relation to this, while analyzing Anisimova's mobile phone, it emerged that the girl had called an official of the city's administrative bodies. [3] The man, whose identity has never been publicly released, acknowledged that he had been contacted by Anna, but thought it was a mistake and ignored the initial call. He then called back, but nobody answered him in return. [3]
In June 2020, Moscow-based investigator Yevgeny Karchevsky, who aided with the capture of Mikhail Popkov, was dispatched to Tyumen to help resolve the cases. [4] [5] Shortly after his arrival, the cases of Kasyanova, Imamova, Lozhkina and Anisimova were combined into one, and are currently under investigation. [4]
In August 2021, it was announced that Alexander Bastrykin, the Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, was given control of the investigation of the alleged serial killer. [6] In October 2021, Kiryukhin gave an interview with NEFT Media, in which he suggested that the killer might select his victims who have eye squints or similar defects. [4]
The case is currently under investigation, and law enforcement agencies are conducting DNA tests in an effort to link other crimes or possibly even catch the perpetrator. [7]
On August 26, 2021, 40-year-old Vitaly Berezhnoy was arrested in connection with the murders. He had killed an 8-year-old girl named Nastya Muravyova two months earlier.
Over the years, two separate profilers, Dmitry Kiryukhin and Vasily Beinarovich, have given their thoughts on what characteristic the potential killer might have.
Beinarovich was critical of some of Kiryukhin's assertions, most notably the killer's age, as he could have looked older due to his obesity, as well as questioning his marital status and hobbies. However, he agreed with other points, and improved the existing portrait by adding his own conclusions which resulted in a similar profile:
The Tyumen Maniac | |
---|---|
Details | |
Victims | 8+ |
Span of crimes | 1997 – 2009 (known) |
Country | Russia |
State(s) | Tyumen, possibly others |
Date apprehended | N/A |
The Tyumen Maniac ( Russian: Тюменский маньяк, romanized: Tyumenskiy manyak) is the name given to an alleged Russian serial killer thought to be responsible for a number of disappearances of children in Tyumen since 1997. [1] If the profilers' assumptions are correct, he is possibly responsible for the murders of at least 8 children. [2] In 2021, Vitaly Berezhnoy was arrested in connection with the murders.
According to profiler Vasily Beinarovich, the suspected killer may have had at least two additional victims in other areas:
Beinarovich has also suggested that the alleged killer's victim count could be much higher.
Soon after the Anisimova case, profiler Dmitry Kiryukhin travelled from Saint Petersburg to Tyumen to investigate the cases. After talking with the families of the missing children, he created an identikit of the Tyumen Maniac. [4]
In relation to this, while analyzing Anisimova's mobile phone, it emerged that the girl had called an official of the city's administrative bodies. [3] The man, whose identity has never been publicly released, acknowledged that he had been contacted by Anna, but thought it was a mistake and ignored the initial call. He then called back, but nobody answered him in return. [3]
In June 2020, Moscow-based investigator Yevgeny Karchevsky, who aided with the capture of Mikhail Popkov, was dispatched to Tyumen to help resolve the cases. [4] [5] Shortly after his arrival, the cases of Kasyanova, Imamova, Lozhkina and Anisimova were combined into one, and are currently under investigation. [4]
In August 2021, it was announced that Alexander Bastrykin, the Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, was given control of the investigation of the alleged serial killer. [6] In October 2021, Kiryukhin gave an interview with NEFT Media, in which he suggested that the killer might select his victims who have eye squints or similar defects. [4]
The case is currently under investigation, and law enforcement agencies are conducting DNA tests in an effort to link other crimes or possibly even catch the perpetrator. [7]
On August 26, 2021, 40-year-old Vitaly Berezhnoy was arrested in connection with the murders. He had killed an 8-year-old girl named Nastya Muravyova two months earlier.
Over the years, two separate profilers, Dmitry Kiryukhin and Vasily Beinarovich, have given their thoughts on what characteristic the potential killer might have.
Beinarovich was critical of some of Kiryukhin's assertions, most notably the killer's age, as he could have looked older due to his obesity, as well as questioning his marital status and hobbies. However, he agreed with other points, and improved the existing portrait by adding his own conclusions which resulted in a similar profile: