The Volga Maniac
Unresolved
Unresolved Productions
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Beginning his spree in the early months of 2011, this mysterious killer emerged from Kazan, the capital city of Tatarstan. It was here that he would kill close to a dozen women over the next year, before moving on to other cities in the region.
In the decade since, investigators have speculated that this violent individual may have as many as 32 victims - spanning hundreds of kilometers through central Russia - but they are no closer to bringing him to justice, despite them having footage of the killer in action...
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| 0:00.0 | Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, a republic within the Russian Federation, with a population |
| 0:10.6 | that exceeds 1 million. |
| 0:12.4 | Kazan, which lies along the Volga River, Europe's longest body of water, is located about 800 |
| 0:18.8 | kilometers east of Moscow, and is the largest city in Tatarstan. |
| 0:23.6 | You may know of Kazan because it was the host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and has become |
| 0:28.9 | known as one of Russia's largest and most diverse cities. |
| 0:32.4 | In addition to being a major hub for Russian travel and education, Kazan is also home to |
| 0:37.5 | many diverse ethnic groups, including the Volga Tatar's, a Turkish ethnic group that |
| 0:42.8 | is native to the area, many of whom are followers of Sunni Islam. |
| 0:47.0 | Kazan has grown to become the sixth largest city in all of Russia, and has become one of |
| 0:51.4 | the nation's most reliable economic hubs. |
| 0:54.4 | It was here that a mysterious serial killer would make his first known appearance at the |
| 0:59.0 | home of an elderly woman, who let her guard down just long enough to become a victim. |
| 1:03.9 | On March 5, 2011, an 82-year-old that lived by herself and Kazan, who was usually pretty |
| 1:10.4 | cautious about who she opened the door to, even amongst her own family, was targeted by |
| 1:15.0 | this unknown killer. |
| 1:16.4 | This woman's phone had been out of order in the days leading up to her murder, and she |
| 1:20.7 | was waiting for a repairman to come by and fix it. |
| 1:23.6 | This possibly provided the killer with an avenue to gain entry into her apartment, but |
| 1:28.2 | we will never know that for sure. |
| 1:30.1 | Throughout the day, the 82-year-old woman's family would attempt to call her several times, |
| 1:35.6 | but were always unable to get through. |
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