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Police arrested the suspect in Kazan after eight years of searching
Russian police arrested a man suspected of robbing and killing 26 older women between 2011 and 2012.
The serial killer was known as “the Volga Maniac”, after the Volga River, as he committed his crimes in areas close to him.
On Tuesday, police said the suspect was identified as Radek Tagirov, 38, who works as a blacksmith and had previously been convicted of robbery.
There have been no immediate comments from the defendant or his attorney about the crimes against him.
Russia’s Investigative Commission, the Federal Investigative Authority, said Tagirov’s arrest came after forensic investigation and analysis of evidence found at the locations where the crimes were committed, which showed that the perpetrator is a single person.
The investigating authority added in a statement that the method used by the perpetrator was consistent with the suspect’s behavior, and that it decided to arrest him after “hard and organized work” to reach him.
Investigators say the defendant lived in the city of Kazan and was able to enter the homes of some victims after being tricked that he worked in social care. He suffocated them with a washing line or plugged in an electrical device and then stole their belongings.
During the search for the culprit, Russian police last year announced a reward of one million rubles for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of the Volga serial killer, after being hunted for many years.
