Ivan Kulesh
Belarusian criminal and serial killer
Ivan Kulesh (Belarusian: Іван Кулеш; 1986 – 5 November 2016) was a Belarusian criminal and serial killer. Between 2013 and 2014, the drunken Kulesh killed three saleswomen in two stores in the Lida District, Grodno Region, after which he stole money and goods. For his crimes, he was sentenced to death and subsequently executed.
Early life
An orphan since six months of age—Kulesh's mother died shortly after his birth, and he never knew his father—Kulesh was brought up in an orphanage with his brother and sister. He graduated from the ninth grade at school, and at age 18 was convicted of theft. After his release, Ivan was engaged in temporary part-time work for his neighbours, an auto service station, and a construction site, as well as picking berries and mushrooms. Officially, he was registered in the Baranovichy District, but lived in the Lida District.
Kulesh's common-law wife described him as a man who often drank but was rarely prone to outbursts of aggression. He had explained to her his unwillingness to change his life by saying that "everyone around was also drinking." "I always wondered how could he be so calm. I could scream and shout: how much can you drink, and in response—nothing", she told reporters.
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