The investigation was conducted

Season 19

The documentary series investigates the USSR's most sensational criminal cases. Host Leonid Kanevskiy guides viewers through the intricate details of each investigation. Beyond the crimes themselves, the series provides a unique glimpse into Soviet society through narratives of daily life during that period. The series covers the entire Soviet era, from 1917 to 1991.

Where to Watch Season 19

36 Episodes

Достать ножи
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Достать ножиAcross Tambov region's Kotovsk in 1984, a trio murdered shopkeeper, then executed factory manager and his friend for his car.
Плакса, вакса, душегуб
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Плакса, вакса, душегубEx-con Sergei Tryapkin fatally wounded a retiree robbing her Pskov Region home in 1987; took hostages escaping prison in 1989.
Последние гастроли
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Последние гастролиEx-cons Ildus Izmailov and Anatoly Dubovskoy attacked Taganrog actors near Astrakhan's Enotaevka 1982: killed the husband, raped and threw wife into ice-hole (survived).
Дело пацанов. Неизвестные страницы
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Дело пацанов. Неизвестные страницыStudent Sergei Nikolaev's gang killed a girl on Rtishevo tracks and three boys across town Jan 1990.
Кровавое серебро
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Кровавое сереброEx-worker Yuri Savrasov organized the Ozyorsk May 1990 raid: his brother stole 14kg silver from a secret factory, killing two elderly controllers.
Проклятый сын
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Проклятый сынEx-con Magomed Galiyev's gang murdered two Volzhsky cabbies for their cars 1990, dumping bodies in Sredneakhtubinsky; caught selling cars in Dagestan.
В моей смерти прошу винить…
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В моей смерти прошу винить…Soviet Navy officer Arkady Glukhov murdered lover Margarita Simakova in Moscow 1987; her son Igor Bukatov and friend killed his mother Larisa for money.
Атаманша
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АтаманшаRoma gang leader Zara Steshneva murdered a pensioner robbing her Dmitrievka home, Tambov Region 1989; caught attempting another raid nearby.
Ночной сеанс
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Ночной сеансTechnician Ruslan Ibragimov stabbed an engineer and teen daughter in their Volzhsky flat Jan 1991, stealing imports.
Учитель опасных наук
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Учитель опасных наукEx-teacher Igor Lendyel's work crew robbed and murdered a couple on Moscow's Leninsky Avenue May 1991; killed another woman nearby 18 months later.
Хищники
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ХищникиEx-con Yury Belyakov raped/killed a Volzhsky teacher April 1988; mentally ill teen Vasily Akulov committed copycat murders citywide soon after.
Орёл и решка
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Орёл и решкаRecidivist Igor Sidorov fatally mugged random pedestrians across Vologda March 1991; caught via witnesses, including a victim's child; gifted loot to lovers.
Заживо в темноте
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Заживо в темнотеEx-con Sergei Sergeev and brother Oleg murdered a TV repairman and lover robbing their Volgograd flat Feb 1991; also stole car parts.
Миллион и любовный марафон
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Миллион и любовный марафонThieves Pavel Mamin and Nikolay Tuzikov robbed a Moscow philatelist on Arbat 1984 for stamps to gift a shared mistress; Tuzikov also murdered a scientist's daughter.
Чёрные маски
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Чёрные маскиEx-con Andrei Yanicharov's gang murdered a WWII veteran in Georgiyevsk 1988; terrorized Stavropol and Tambov regions with home invasions and torture.
Страшные находки
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Страшные находкиEx-con Sergei Pchelov murdered stove-setter Igor Belov near Komi's Iraoyel railroad Feb 1984; killed electrician Nikolay Krashcheninnikov as witness.
Старые счёты
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Старые счётыAWOL warrant officer Sergei Bukreev shot teens stealing their bike near Pskov's Belyaevo 1988; murdered elderly couple for car to kill wife's rapist; shot resisting arrest.
Проданная дочь
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Проданная дочьRecidivist Bogdan Zbruev's Roma gang murdered elderly couples in Tambov's Sosnovka 1979 and Donetsk; caught in Penza Region 1982 for robbery and horse theft.
Огненное лето
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Огненное летоDrunk driver Nikolai Drobysh burned a security guard alive in Morshansk summer 1985; dorm commandant Sergei Kondrashov murdered and burned his lover nearby.
Дама в шляпе
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Дама в шляпеEx-con Nikolay Plakhov's gang murdered and robbed elderly in Chapayevsk homes 1990; caught after attack; one teen accomplice wore woman's hat disguise.
Верные друзья
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Верные друзьяCo-op owners Nikolay Alekseyev and Andrey Butyrin murdered extortionist boxers Dmitry Kvasov and Oleg Omelchenko in Tambov 1989 to protect families.
Коса на камень
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Коса на каменьTyrant Alexander Tsvetkov attacked family in Gvardeysk 1990: killed son, wounded wife/daughter-in-law; murdered neighbor sheltering daughter-in-law.
Ваш тайный враг
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Ваш тайный врагFamily friend Alexander Vasilchenko, a children's cinema director, raped and killed 12-year-old Elena Bondareva near Ukhta's industrial zone Nov 1986.
Мёртвые души
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Мёртвые душиThief Valery Ponomarev murdered lovers Elena Erokhina and Viktor Yakushev in his Vologda shed 1981; held macabre feasts with victims' bodies.
Дело Палёного
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Дело ПалёногоRecidivist Nikolai Starostin ("Scorched") terrorized Yaroslavl Region 1984, murdering welder Vasily Shchegolev and robbing locals.
Злобный воробей
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Злобный воробейDeadbeat dad Gennady Shapkin, a recidivist, murdered daughter Marina and brother Alexey in Rodniki 1978-79 after alimony suit; attacked their friend.
Два Алёши
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Два АлёшиLathe operator Yury Pavlov raped and murdered young girls near Rtishchevo 1977-78, hating women.
Охота на людей
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Охота на людейEx-cooperator Alexei Linyov murdered two shop assistants near Kalmykia's Arshan-Zelmen 1991; Viktor Ivanov killed grandmother and two grandsons in Voznesenovka.
По кривой дороге
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По кривой дорогеEx-con Ivan Garyaev's gang robbed and murdered pensioner Lyudmila Krasnova in Mikhaylovka 1991; DJ Alexey Avdeev murdered veteran Viktor Titov for his car.
«Челюсти» по-ростовски
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«Челюсти» по-ростовскиSerial killer Gennady Beysov bit victims attacking women across Rostov-on-Don 1984, hating them.
Бес и ангел
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Бес и ангелRecidivist Oleg Pimenov led a gang murdering three people, including a member, during Kaliningrad Region robberies Aug 1990.
Отдай свою жизнь!
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Отдай свою жизнь!Ex-con Zurab Turashvili murdered engineer Oleg Troyanov in Yaroslavl 1985 on orders of victim's wife Olga Troyanova, who participated.
Подколем свинью! Смертельная игра
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Подколем свинью! Смертельная играStudent Igor Melekhin's teen gang raped and murdered student Nina Vetoshkina in Syktyvkar Feb 1980; Larisa Klykova murdered husband's lover Elena Somova.
Взрыв на дороге
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Взрыв на дороге
Шоссе в никуда
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Шоссе в никуда
Обручальное кольцо
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Обручальное кольцо