Serial Killer Escaped Prison to Fight in Ukraine — Then Died at the Front | From Russia with Fea

From Russia with Fear · May 11, 2026 · 5m

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we investigate four shocking crime stories from modern Russia.

A serial killer accused of brutal murders from the 1980s and 1990s escaped trial by signing a military contract and going to war in Ukraine. One year later, he was dead.

We also cover the case of a pardoned ex-convict and war veteran sentenced for torturing his partner and her 10-year-old son after returning home from the front.

Then — a horrifying report from Chechnya. Human rights activists believe 25-year-old Zukhra Muzayeva may have been murdered by her own father over suspected…