Background
His mother, Ludmila, lured some of the victims into their apartment under different pretenses and went unnoticed due to her inconspicuous babushka appearance.
His mother, Ludmila, lured some of the victims into their apartment under different pretenses and went unnoticed due to her inconspicuous babushka appearance.
She would dispose of the remains by throwing them into the Aba river late at night. Spesivtsev kept a diary detailing some of his crimes and did not deny his actions when captured. However, he confessed only to 19 murders and boasted with crimes, that couldn"t be proven.
In his house was found 82 articles of bloody clothing, near 40 jewelry items and some photos of unknown people, who were possibly unproven victims.
He was ruled insane by a court and committed to a psychiatric hospital, and had previously been confined to a mental institution for 3 years after torturing and killing his girlfriend. She died a day after being discovered.
