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From Russia with Fear
From Russia with fear - a podcast about the most resonant crimes in modern Russia. A gang of satanic cannibals from Yaroslavl, a cannibal from Sakhalin, the Skopinsky maniac and his new crimes after his release, how the trial of the flayer in the case of Vera Pletneva ended. Our journalists will also talk about repeat offenders who were recruited for a special operation, fought at the front, received a pardon and committed new crimes in their hometowns. Residents across the country are…
Episodes
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Raped a Four-Year-Old Girl to Death and Was Sent to the SVO
In Ingushetia, the main suspect in the rape and death of 4-year-old Samira Mutsolgova has escaped justice. Upon learning of the monstrous injuries and…
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Mother Who Beheaded Her Six-Year-Old Son Is Arrested — New Details
A Moscow-region court arrests Elena Tsutskova, who confessed to beheading her disabled six-year-old son. New details reveal invented alibis, years of abuse…
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A Mother Beheads Her Disabled Six-Year-Old Son
In the Moscow region, 31-year-old Elena Tsutskova confessed to beheading her disabled six-year-old son Miroslav. Neighbors long heard screams; relatives cite…
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A Child Murdered in a Psychiatric Institution
A 16-year-old autistic boy died after being tortured in a Chelyabinsk psychiatric center. Surveillance video, forensic reports, and survivor testimonies reveal…
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Grandfather Kills His Two-Year-Old Grandson for Crying
Two grandfathers brutally killed their young grandchildren — one in a drunken rage over crying, the other in a terrifying violent attack. Both men face severe…
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A Booby‑Trapped Ten‑Ruble Note Blows Off a Child’s Fingers in Moscow Region
A nine‑year‑old boy in Krasnogorsk loses most of his fingers after picking up a booby‑trapped ten‑ruble note. Investigators suspect a planned diversion and…
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Married couple stole and slaughtered pet dogs, selling the meat to Korean restaurants
Police near Moscow arrest a married couple accused of stealing pet dogs across the region and selling them for meat. One killing is confirmed; more cases are…
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The Man Who Dismembered a St. Petersburg Fashion Designer Avoids Prison
In Saint Petersburg, 77-year-old tenant Nikolai Shapkin murdered and dismembered fashion designer Antonina Sergeeva, disposing of her remains in a grocery…
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The SVO Soldier Who Killed His Bride on Their Wedding Day
A soldier returning from war kills his bride on their wedding day. Another, back from the front, murders his wife during a birthday party. And in Tuva, a…
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Torture and Death Behind Rehab Walls
A rehab clinic in Pyatigorsk promised healing but became a house of torture. After the brutal death of Artem Khomenko, investigators revealed a regime of…
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The Businessman Who Slashed His Ex-Wife Out of Jealousy
A successful businessman murders his ex-wife out of jealousy, leaving their six-year-old son orphaned. This episode explores the case of Ravil Osmanov, his…
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He cut off his acquaintance’s head, killed her six-year-old son, and went to the “special military operation” (SVO)
A shocking true story from Serov, Sverdlovsk region. Alexander Gook beheaded Olga Soroka, killed her six-year-old son, and then avoided a likely life sentence…
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Life Sentence for the Killer of an 11-Year-Old Girl in Nizhny Tagil
In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we investigate the shocking murder of 11-year-old Nastya Yakina from Nizhny Tagil — killed by a neighbor who had…
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Mass Prison Breaks Across Russia
In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we uncover a shocking wave of mass prison escapes across Russia. Within just two days, ten dangerous inmates —…
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SVO Hero Ran Over His Neighbor After a Noise Complaint
In Sochi, a pardoned SVO veteran ran over his neighbor with his car after she asked him to turn down loud music. The woman survived but remains in critical…
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SVO Hero Stabbed His Girlfriend — The Verdict
In Chelyabinsk, a war veteran who brutally stabbed his girlfriend to death in front of witnesses has been sentenced to only nine years in prison. The court…
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The Pensioner Who Hired a Hitman to Kill Her Friend
In Krasnoyarsk, a 64-year-old pensioner hired a hitman — one of her debtors — to kill her close friend to avoid repaying a 200,000-ruble loan. The…
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An Attempt on a Businessman’s Life in 1990s Style
In Moscow, restaurateur Viktor Mishachev’s SUV was blown up in a “nineteen‐nineties” style hit, wounding him, his young son and a bystander. Hours later…
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SVO Hero Committed a Double Murder
A war-pardoned Wagner fighter returns to his Yakut village and, during a night of heavy drinking, bludgeons one neighbor with a crowbar and hacks an…
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SVO Hero Stabbed His Girlfriend to Death
In Saratov, a pardoned SVO veteran murdered his girlfriend in her workplace after she tried to end their relationship. The brutal stabbing, caught on security…
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Stray Dogs Mauled a Girl to Death
In Chulman (Yakutia), a 12-year-old girl was fatally mauled by a pack of about fifteen stray dogs in broad daylight. Despite a four-hour surgery, she died from…
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13-Year-Old Girl Killed Her Sisters
In Tolyatti, a 13-year-old girl brutally murdered her two little sisters while their parents were away at the police station. Investigators say jealousy…
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The Black Realtors: How They Stole, Starved, and Killed for Apartments
A Moscow trial exposes one of Russia’s most brutal criminal gangs — the “Black Realtors.” For nearly a decade, they kidnapped and starved lonely pensioners…
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Parents Killed Their Baby and Put Her Through a Meat Grinder
A young couple from Rostov-on-Don has been sentenced for one of Russia’s most horrifying crimes — the murder and dismemberment of their 8‑month‑old daughter…
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SVO “Hero” Stabbed His Girlfriend for Refusing to Continue the Relationship
A 21-year-old woman, Daria Muravyova, is stabbed to death in broad daylight in Nagorny (Chelyabinsk region). The accused, SVO veteran Kirill Kazyma, called it…
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Man Assaulted an Elderly Woman
Two shocking street assaults on elderly women: in Tyumen, a man attacks the mother of a fallen SVO soldier after she enters a shop with her dog; in Ulyanovsk…
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Drunk Wife Regularly Beats Her Husband
In this episode, we explore a shocking case from Ufa, where a drunk and violent mother regularly beats her husband and terrifies their four-year-old daughter…
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Drunk Mother and Child Killer
This heartbreaking episode tells the story of Natalia Geraskina, a drunk mother from Taganrog who beat her six-month-old twin sons during her birthday —…
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He raped, murdered a schoolgirl, and left her to be devoured by pigs
What first looked like a tragic accident in the village of Ushanka—where 17-year-old Milena, a farmer’s daughter, was found with horrific injuries inflicted by…
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Russian Priest Tried to Rape 18-Year-Old
This episode tells the disturbing story of Father Daniil Sidorov, a 26-year-old Orthodox priest and former assistant to the Yekaterinburg Metropolitan, who was…
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Victims of Domestic Violence: Women Killed by SVO Heroes
This episode investigates the brutal case of Dmitry Suvorov, a Saint Petersburg man who murdered his daughter — then went to war instead of prison. As violence…
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Schoolgirls Were Brutally Beaten During a Horror Quest
This episode of “From Russia with Fear” investigates a horror quest in Saratov where five schoolgirls were beaten, choked, and groped under the guise of…
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He raped a four-year-old girl to death and went to his
The brutal murder of a 4-year-old girl, Samira Mutsolgova, in Ingushetia was officially blamed on beatings, but medical evidence pointed to horrific sexual…
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Animal Abuser Fed Kittens to a Python and Sent the Shocking Video to Acquaintances
A village in Perm Krai is shaken after a stable hand films his exotic snake consuming a live kitten—and circulates the clip with a mocking caption. We examine…
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Daughter Killed Her Foster Mother with a Dumbbell
An eighteen-year-old bludgeons the woman who raised her from age three—a beloved village teacher who saved for years to send her foster daughter to medical…
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Mother of Many Burns Her Entire Family Alive
A mother in Kazan set fire to her house, killing seven family members — including her own children, two of them disabled. This shocking crime shook all of…
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Woman Mauled to Death by Stray Dogs in Kazan
A peaceful morning in a Kazan suburb turned into horror when 48-year-old Zhanna Khusainova was found dead in a field — mauled by a pack of stray dogs. In this…
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Death of a Moscow Woman on a Playground: Daughter Killed Mother with a Dagger
A shocking tragedy in New Moscow: a 47-year-old bank analyst is found dead on a children’s playground, lying in a pool of blood. At first it seemed like an…
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Crime Surge in Russia: SVO "Heroes" Behind Growing Violence
In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we investigate the sharp rise in violent crimes across Russia committed by SVO veterans—many of them pardoned…
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Barrier Detachments and “Obnuleniye”: Russian Soldiers Killed by Their Own in the SVO Zone
Executions for refusal, torture in pits and basements, and commanders who shoot their own—this episode investigates “obnuleniye” and barrier detachments inside…
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General Behind Donetsk Torture Camp Killed in War Zone
A Russian general dies in a drone strike near Krasnohorivka—but the shadow he leaves behind is darker than the battlefield. This episode investigates…
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A Sadist Stalks His Ex and Threatens to Kill Her
A year-long romance in Khabarovsk turned into a hunt. After repeated beatings, Alexandra Kutuzova left her fiancé—only to be stalked, threatened with death…
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Mother Hired a Hitman to Kill Her Son Over an Apartment
In this chilling episode of From Russia with Fear, we uncover the shocking case of two elderly women accused of plotting a contract killing — not out of…
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The Cursed Apartment
A young couple from Irkutsk buys their dream apartment — only to discover it was the scene of a gruesome murder. Years ago, a mentally ill man tortured and…
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Stabbed His Mistress to Keep His Family
A successful businessman murders his longtime mistress in broad daylight — all to keep his wife from discovering their secret child. In this episode, we…
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A Gang of Violent Teenagers Beats Up Children and Adults
In the city of Kaluga, a gang of school-aged teens has created a climate of fear. They beat classmates for fun, extort money, vandalize stores, and even attack…
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SVO Veterans Kill and Rape After Returning from the Front
Across Russia, veterans of the war in Ukraine—many of them pardoned criminals—are returning home and committing horrific crimes. In this episode, we follow the…
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SVO Hero Stabbed a Mother of Four Over a Comment About a Loud TV
She asked him to turn down the TV. Instead, he stabbed her to death in front of her four children. This episode tells the story of 24-year-old Elizaveta…
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Tyrant Gouged Out His Ex-Partner’s Eye, Broke Her Arm and Ribs
In Sochi, a love story turned into horror. After months of violence and threats, 46-year-old Nikolai Aliyev broke into the apartment of his ex-partner Ksenia…
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Teenager Brutally Abused a Disabled Girl
A shocking court case in Samara. A 17-year-old boy tortured his visually impaired peer for two hours—beating her with a metal pipe, forcing her to drink from a…
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Victims of Violence by SVO Heroes
They were called heroes at the front, but back home they became killers. A soldier in Rostov murdered his 14-year-old daughter, stabbed his wife and son, and…
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Slit the Throats of a Policeman and His Young Wife, Then Burned Their Bodies
A birthday celebration in Belorechensk ended in horror. Police sergeant Andrey Doroshenko and his young wife Yana invited a new acquaintance to their…