Background
Gaidamachuk was born in the town of Nyagan.
Gaidamachuk was born in the town of Nyagan.
At a young age, she became addicted to alcohol. She moved to Krasnoufimsk in the early 1990s, where she met a man with whom she later had two children. Her husband Yuri reportedly refused to provide Gaidamachuk with money for fear that she would spend the money on alcohol.
The majority of Gaidamachuk"s crimes were committed in Krasnoufimsk.
Similar crimes had been committed in Yekaterinburg, Serov, Achit and Druzhinino. Another woman, Marina Valeeva, was initially suspected for the crimes and after pressure from authorities, Valeeva initially confessed to the murders of Gaidamachuk"s elderly victims.
Gaidamachuk was charged with 17 counts of murder and 1 count of attempted murder. A Forensic psychiatric examination conducted in GNTSSSP Serbsky showed that Gaidamachuk, although she showed some disturbance in the mind, was legally sane at the time of the murders.
In February 2012, the court case began.
Gaidamachuk gave a confession to the indictment during the preliminary investigation. But, contested this throughout her trial. On June 12, 2012, Gaidamachuk was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
