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Mother Starved Her Baby to Death and Threw the Body in the Trash
A horrifying true crime case from Russia’s Vladimir region. A 19-year-old woman, Veronika Zhukova, starved her one-year-old son to death by leaving him alone for months without food, water, or care. After discovering the child’s body, she wrapped it in a blanket, placed it in a cardboard box, and threw it into a garbage dump near an apartment building. Neighbors later found the body, triggering a criminal investigation that shocked the entire city of Kovrov.
This episode examines the details of the investigation, witness testimonies, family conflicts, and the tense courtroom drama that nearly…
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