Serial Killers of the Soviet Union

Nikolai Dzhumagaliev - “ Satan”

Dzhumagaliev killed and ate nine people, mostly women. He was declared insane by the court and was imprisoned for compulsory treatment in a psychiatric clinic, until his escape in 1989, but was caught two years later and is currently serving his sentence.

Sergei Golovkin - “Fisher”

Sergei Golovkin was a serial killer who was accused of 40 murders, but was only convicted for 11 of them. He would go after teenage boys, because of his own childhood trauma.

Vladimir Vennechevskyi - “ The Ural Monster”

Vladimir Vennechevskyi was Soviet Union’s serial killer and rapist. He was convicted of 8 murders and 10 murder attempts toward children aged 2-5 years old. Check out our Instagram @sovietunionkillers

Anatoly Biryukov - “ Baby Hunter”

Anatoly Biryukov was a Soviet Union serial killer, convicted for killing and raping 5 babies in the Moscow area between September and October 1977

Oleksandr Berlizov - “ The Night Demon”

Oleksandr Berlizov was a Soviet Union serial killer who operated in his hometown, Dnepropetrovsk(Dnepr). He committed 9 murders and 42 rapes. Berlizov was recognized as sane, albeit a sexual psychopath. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to death, executing him in 1972