Andrei Roldugin
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1977 (age 48–49)
Rape x9
Robbery x2
Andrei Roldugin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrei Vladimirovich Roldugin 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Other names | "The Voronezh Maniac" |
| Convictions | Murder x3 Rape x9 Robbery x2 |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 15 March – 17 August 2002 |
| Country | Russia |
| State | Voronezh |
Date apprehended | 1 September 2002 |
| Imprisoned at | White Swan, Solikamsk, Perm Krai |
Andrei Vladimirovich Roldugin (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Ролдугин; born 1977), known as the Voronezh Maniac (Russian: Воронежский маньяк, romanized: Voronezhsky manyak), is a Russian serial killer and rapist who committed a series of nine rapes and three murders in his hometown of Voronezh from 1996 to 2002. Caught shortly after the last killing, he admitted to his other crimes fully and was later sentenced to life imprisonment.
Early crimes
Roldugin committed his first crime at age 17, when he was convicted of robbery, but was paroled two years later for good behaviour. Beginning in 1996, he started abducting and raping women in the Povorinsky District of Voronezh but was never arrested for these crimes as the victims refused to go to the police.[1] A year later, he was convicted of theft and sentenced to five years imprisonment but was paroled early for good behaviour on 3 September 2001.
Murders
Following his release from prison, Roldugin moved into his mother's apartment. Not long after, he resumed abducting and raping, this time focusing on teenagers within the city of Voronezh. On 15 March 2002, he encountered 15-year-old Marina Danilyants while she was walking to her school and convinced her to accompany him by telling her that he wanted to show her some puppies.[2]
Roldugin then lured her to a grove outside the Northern car market, where he raped and strangled her. By that time, her family and friends had started searching for her after Danilyants did not come to school. Later that day, her body was found dumped in a storm drain not far from her house.[3]
On 22 April, Roldugin lured 14-year-old Alexandra "Sasha" Sanina while she was walking home from school to the grove, where he raped and strangled her. By this time, the city began to panic over the disappearances of young schoolgirls, with many speculating that a serial offender was responsible, a theory that was initially considered unlikely by law enforcement officials.[2] On the evening of 17 August, Roldugin lured two girls from a crowded area of the city to the grove, but on the way, one of them got scared and ran away. The other girl, 10-year-old Anya Totokhina, was raped and thereafter stabbed to death, with her body being found six days later near the village of Rybachy.[2]