Saint Mikhail Novosyolov

Mikhail Novosyolov (Russian: Михаи́л Новосёлов) is a Soviet-Tajik serial killer and necrophile. He killed 22 people of both sexes aged between 6 and 50 years old - 16 in Russia, and six in Tajikistan. He was born in Sarapul. Novosyolov has been sentenced a total of three times. The first term was 17 years due to a quarrel in which he wounded two men with a knife. After he was released, he met up with a prostitute, but she roughly ridiculed his sexual incompetence, and he stopped trusting women. The first murder was committed in the city of Chaykovsky, Perm Krai. The victim was a random girl. Fearing arrest, Novosyolov fled the scene, but after a few hours, he came back and committed sexual acts with the body. He easily found a common language with future victims, appearing to be a professional in various fields. He killed with a blow to the head with any heavy object, then choked and committed sexual acts with the victim's body. The only exception was a double murder: by promising to give them chewing gum, he lured a girl and a boy. They were killed by a sharp electrode hidden under the saddle of a bicycle, and their bodies were thrown in an aryk. Authorities did not suspect Novosyolov for a long time, since he committed crimes in different settlements, so they were not immediately connected as a series. In addition, he had 3 passports with different surnames, which allowed him to impersonate others. After the announcement of an all-Russian search, Novosyolov left for Tajikistan, where he began working in a psychiatric hospital in Dushanbe. He was detained accidentally when he tried to steal an air rifle in the Central Park of Dushanbe. He was placed in the pre-trial detention centre and a criminal case was brought against him for theft. A few days later information came out that Novosyolov was being investigated for 3 murders associated with rape and 9 attempts to rape minors.