Mikhail Popkov | The Wednesday Killer
The Serial Killer Podcast
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4.2 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2018
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Over the course of nearly two decades, Mikhail Popkov murdered more than 80 young woman and girls, making him one of Russia's worst serial killers. During the time Mikhail Popkov was committing his gruesome crimes in Siberia, he was dubbed "the Wednesday Murderer" by law enforcement. But after he was apprehended, the press referred to him as the "Werewolf Murderer." Official TSK Online Store - https://theserialkillerpodcast.com/store Patreon – https://www.theserialkillerpodcast.com/donate Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/theskpodcast Twitter – https://twitter.com/serialkillerpod Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerpod
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| 0:00.0 | Love this podcast? |
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| 0:05.0 | It's up to you how much you give, and there's no regular commitment. |
| 0:09.0 | Just click the link in the show description to support now. |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome to the serial game podcast. |
| 0:28.0 | The podcast dedicated to serial killers. |
| 0:31.0 | Who they were, what they did, and how. |
| 0:35.0 | I am your Norwegian host, Thomas Vavogthu. |
| 0:41.0 | Let us take a moment to catch our breath, D'Alisman. |
| 0:46.0 | Before we continue down, Jack the Ripper's bloody path. |
| 0:51.0 | Instead, let's once again open up one of my favourite mystery boxes. |
| 0:58.0 | That of the life and crimes of our rather unknown Russian serial killer. |
| 1:05.0 | I had only vaguely heard about him before doing research on him for this very episode, |
| 1:12.0 | and my interest only grew with each paragraph I read. |
| 1:19.0 | He, as many other Eastern European serial killers, has a very high kill count of at least 81 human beings |
| 1:30.0 | before finally being apprehended and put on trial. |
| 1:34.0 | His name is Michal Viktorovich Popkov, and he is known as the Wednesday murderer. |
| 1:45.0 | This podcast has in excess of 7 million downloads in total. |
| 1:50.0 | But, both my Patreon page and my Facebook page are only visited by a few thousand. |
| 1:58.0 | On my Facebook page, at facebook.com slash the SK podcast, |
| 2:05.0 | you will find bonus content, exclusive Facebook live videos featuring me, |
| 2:11.0 | and you can contact me, your humble host, directly, and I always reply in person. |
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