Dnepropetrovsk maniacs
With Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs ( Ukrainian Дніпропетровські маніяки , Dnipropetrowski Manijaky , Russian маньяки Днепропетровские , Dnepropetrowskije Manjaki ) is in the media , a group of serial killers called that in June and July 2007, Dnipropetrovsk ( Ukraine ), killing 21 people. The case gained additional prominence through video recordings of the acts, one of which was published on the Internet.
Two 19-year-old locals, Viktor Saenko (Ukr: Віктор Саєнко , rus: Виктор Саенко ) and Ihor Suprunjuk (Ukr: Ігор Супрунюк , rus: Игорь Супрунюк / Igor Suprunjuk ) were tried for 21 murders. The third suspect Olexandr Hanscha (ukr: Олександр Ганжа , Russian: Александр Ганжа / Alexander Ganscha ) was involved in two armed robberies . On February 11, 2009, all of the defendants were found guilty. Suprunjuk and Sajenko were sentenced to life imprisonment , Hanscha to nine years. The application by Suprunyuk and Sajenko's lawyers for a new trial to the Supreme Court of Ukraine in November 2009 was denied.
Operations
After their arrest, the three youths confessed to having committed the murders so that they would have something to remember for life. They should all come from well-off parents' homes. They used hammers and screwdrivers in the murders. In a video that was recorded after a murder, you can see how the youths pack the murder tools back into the car, which is parked at the edge of the forest. The perpetrators did not follow a particular pattern in the murders. According to the police, the ruthlessness went so far that they murdered a heavily pregnant woman and cut out the fetus. To this day, some details of the background remain unclear.
Artistic reception
The German band Ost + Front addressed the incident in their song "Dein Kanal".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Three 19-year old youths committed 19 murders in Dnipropetrovsk during a month. UNIAN, July 24, 2007, accessed September 28, 2009 .
- ↑ Dnepropetrovsk maniacs show no remorse (Russian) . In: Novomoskovsk City News . Archived from the original on August 24, 2011 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ "Днепропетровские маньяки" орудовавшие в Днепродзержинске уже в суде. dndz.tv, November 12, 2008, accessed September 28, 2009 (Russian).
- ^ Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs: Judgment of the court (Russian) . Archived from the original on March 28, 2012 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs: pronouncement of the verdict (with news video) (Russian) .
