Anatoly Nagiyev
soviet serial killer, mass murderer and rapist (1958–1982)
Anatoly Huseinovich Nagiyev (Russian: Анато́лий Гусе́йнович Наги́ев; 26 January 1958 – 28 October 1981), known as The Mad One (Russian: Бешеный), was a Soviet serial killer, mass murderer and rapist who killed at least 6 women with severe cruelty between 1979 and 1980. He also raped at least 30 women over the same period of time and pursued famous Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva in an attempt to kill her.
Early life
Nagiyev was born on 26 January 1958 in Angarsk in a family from Dagestan, or according to other sources, they were Ingush or Kazakh. Subsequently, the family with three children moved to the Kursk Oblast and settled in the city of Sudzha. Nagiyev actively engaged in sports, primarily athletic gymnastics, but was very aggressive since childhood. He had problems with girls, with some claiming they did not pay attention to him due to his small height of 1,57 metres. Between May and June 1975, he committed 3 rapes and was sentenced to 6 years in prison, which he served in the Komi ASSR. In 1979, he was released on parole for his good behaviour.
Murders
After his release, he worked in the village of Chikshino in the Pechora region of the Komi ASSR. On 30 January 1979, in the city of Pechora, he raped and killed an accidental acquaintance named Olga Demyanenko in her apartment. On 28 May, he raped and killed a train passenger named Daria Kravchenko, who was going to Pechora, taking advantage of the fact that the car was almost empty. The body was hidden in the luggage compartment under the seats.
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