Nikolai Porfirievich Shestakov (; 1954–1978), known as The Luberetsky Maniac (), was a

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and rapist who worked as a truck driver.

Biography

In 1975, he killed 12 girls and women, attempting to kill four others as well. All the victims were raped and killed at bus stops, being struck in the head with a heavy metal object, most often a

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. Shestakov, who was in a drunken state, then stole their valuables and threw their corpses into garbage dumps. He also had two accomplices: Andrei Vladimirovich Shuvalov (born 1957), who was arrested in November 1975, and his then 16-year-old brother Vladimir. Most of his crimes were committed in the

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of the

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, with some murders occurring in the Balashikhinsky District. On 12 March 1976, Shestakov was arrested by operatives while planning to commit another crime. During his detention, a sledgehammer was confiscated from him. On his clothes and in the cabin of his truck, blood samples from the victims were found. During the convoy for the trial, he managed to break out and escape but was soon detained in an acquaintance's apartment. A psychiatric examination found him sane. He was diagnosed with

psychopathy Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, along with bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits. These traits are often masked by superficial charm and immunity ...

. During the trial, Shestakov and his accomplices could hardly save themselves from a public

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. In 1977, the court sentenced Nikolai Shestakov to

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, while Andrei Shuvalov and Vladimir Shestakov were sentenced to 15 and 4 years' imprisonment, respectively. Nikolai Shestakov was

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in 1978. By the time of his arrest, he was married and had a son.

In the media

* Documentary film "
Brothers by blood
''" from the series "The investigation was conducted..." * Documentary film "
A dragon with three heads
''" from the series "Legends of Soviet Detection"

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Serial killers of Russia (Nikolai Shestakov)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shestakov, Nikolai 1954 births 1977 deaths Executed Soviet serial killers People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm Soviet rapists People with antisocial personality disorder

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