Anatoly Slivko
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Anatoly Yemelianovich Slivko (Russian
: Анатолий Емельянович Сливко; December 28, 1938 - September 16, 1989) was a Soviet serial killer
who was convicted of the murders of seven boys between the ages of seven and seventeen in and around the Russian city of Stavropol
between 1964 and 1985. Slivko was a married father of two young children.
(Soviet equivalent of the Scouts
) uniform was killed. The scene sexually excited him and he later recalled the accident vividly: the smell of gasoline and fire. Slivko quickly exploited his position at the children's club he ran to relive the fantasies of this accident: once or twice a year, he would form a close friendship with a boy usually aged between 13 and 17. The boy would be short for his age and would be wearing the Young Pioneers uniform (just like the boy in the traffic accident). Slivko would gain the boy's confidence and tell him of an experiment he knew which involved a controlled hanging into unconsciousness, to stretch the spine, after which, the boy was assured, Slivko would revive him.
Over the course of 21 years, Slivko persuaded 43 boys to take part in this 'experiment'. Once the boy was unconscious, Slivko would caress and fondle him, take films in which he would arrange the body in suggestive positions, and masturbate. In 36 cases, Slivko revived the boys and they, cautioned by Slivko into silence, resumed their lives unknowing just how lucky they were.
In seven cases, however, Slivko's behaviour became violent. Once these victims were unconscious, Slivko dismembered their bodies, poured gasoline on their limbs and torso, and set the remains on fire to remind himself of the traffic accident which sparked his arousal. He usually kept the victim's shoes as a memento. As with his surviving victims, Slivko both photographed and filmed the entire process.
, southern RSFSR. Two years later, on May 11, 1975, an 11-year-old boy named Andrei Pogasyan vanished. The boy's mother told the police that a man had made some video recordings in a nearby forest and that her son was going to participate, but the police didn't do anything to prevent this because they knew the man and he had won awards for some of his videos. The man's name was Anatoly Slivko and he had a club for boys named Chergid. In winter 1975, a prison inmate claimed he knew where Aleksander Nesmeyanov was buried, but the police searched the area and found nothing, proving the claim was false.
Five years later, in 1980, a 13-year-old boy named Sergei Fatsiev disappeared; as with Nesmeyanov and Pogasyan, he was a member of Chergid. On July 23, 1985, Slivko killed his final victim, a 13-year-old boy named Sergei Pavlov. He disappeared after telling a neighbour he was going to meet the leader of Chergid.
named Tamara Languyeva, investigating the disappearance of Sergei Pavlov, took an interest in the club's activities; however, she had no evidence that there was anything illegal in the way the club was run. The prosecutor interrogated many boys who had been to the club and they said they had suffered “temporary amnesia
” and that Slivko had practiced many experiments with them.
Following a long inquiry, Anatoly Slivko was arrested in December 1985 and accused of seven murders, seven counts of sexual abuse
and necrophilia
. In January and February 1986, Slivko lead investigators to the whereabouts of the bodies of six of his victims, although he was unable to locate the body of his first victim. In 1986 he was sentenced to death. He was held on death row
in Novocherkassk
prison for three years. In 1989 he worked with the police to help arrest serial killer Andrei Chikatilo
, who had killed 53 children and women. Only a few hours after he was interviewed by the police, Anatoly Slivko was executed.
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: Анатолий Емельянович Сливко; December 28, 1938 - September 16, 1989) was a Soviet serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
who was convicted of the murders of seven boys between the ages of seven and seventeen in and around the Russian city of Stavropol
Stavropol
-International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **...
between 1964 and 1985. Slivko was a married father of two young children.
Early life
In 1961, Slivko witnessed a gruesome traffic accident in which a boy in his early teens who was wearing a Young PioneersYoung Pioneers
- Organizations :*Pioneer movement various communist youth movements*Young Pioneers Charity A charity run by young people for young people.- Fiction :*Young Pioneers - a 1932 book by Rose Wilder Lane, also known as "Let the Hurricane Roar"...
(Soviet equivalent of the Scouts
Boy Scout
A Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
) uniform was killed. The scene sexually excited him and he later recalled the accident vividly: the smell of gasoline and fire. Slivko quickly exploited his position at the children's club he ran to relive the fantasies of this accident: once or twice a year, he would form a close friendship with a boy usually aged between 13 and 17. The boy would be short for his age and would be wearing the Young Pioneers uniform (just like the boy in the traffic accident). Slivko would gain the boy's confidence and tell him of an experiment he knew which involved a controlled hanging into unconsciousness, to stretch the spine, after which, the boy was assured, Slivko would revive him.
Over the course of 21 years, Slivko persuaded 43 boys to take part in this 'experiment'. Once the boy was unconscious, Slivko would caress and fondle him, take films in which he would arrange the body in suggestive positions, and masturbate. In 36 cases, Slivko revived the boys and they, cautioned by Slivko into silence, resumed their lives unknowing just how lucky they were.
In seven cases, however, Slivko's behaviour became violent. Once these victims were unconscious, Slivko dismembered their bodies, poured gasoline on their limbs and torso, and set the remains on fire to remind himself of the traffic accident which sparked his arousal. He usually kept the victim's shoes as a memento. As with his surviving victims, Slivko both photographed and filmed the entire process.
Murders
Slivko killed his first victim, an unidentified homeless boy he estimated to be around 15 years old, in 1964. Slivko claimed this particular victim was killed unintentionally. Upon being unable to revive this boy once he was unconscious, Slivko dismembered the boys body and buried him. He also destroyed the film and photographs he had taken of this particular victim. Nine years later, on November 14, 1973 a 15-year-old boy named Aleksander Nesmeyanov disappeared in NevinnomysskNevinnomyssk
Nevinnomyssk is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on both banks of the Kuban River at its confluence with the Bolshoy Zelenchuk River, south of Stavropol. Population: 132,141 ; 92,000 ; 40,000 ....
, southern RSFSR. Two years later, on May 11, 1975, an 11-year-old boy named Andrei Pogasyan vanished. The boy's mother told the police that a man had made some video recordings in a nearby forest and that her son was going to participate, but the police didn't do anything to prevent this because they knew the man and he had won awards for some of his videos. The man's name was Anatoly Slivko and he had a club for boys named Chergid. In winter 1975, a prison inmate claimed he knew where Aleksander Nesmeyanov was buried, but the police searched the area and found nothing, proving the claim was false.
Five years later, in 1980, a 13-year-old boy named Sergei Fatsiev disappeared; as with Nesmeyanov and Pogasyan, he was a member of Chergid. On July 23, 1985, Slivko killed his final victim, a 13-year-old boy named Sergei Pavlov. He disappeared after telling a neighbour he was going to meet the leader of Chergid.
Arrest and execution
In November 1985, a prosecutorProsecutor
The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
named Tamara Languyeva, investigating the disappearance of Sergei Pavlov, took an interest in the club's activities; however, she had no evidence that there was anything illegal in the way the club was run. The prosecutor interrogated many boys who had been to the club and they said they had suffered “temporary amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
” and that Slivko had practiced many experiments with them.
Following a long inquiry, Anatoly Slivko was arrested in December 1985 and accused of seven murders, seven counts of sexual abuse
Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester...
and necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
. In January and February 1986, Slivko lead investigators to the whereabouts of the bodies of six of his victims, although he was unable to locate the body of his first victim. In 1986 he was sentenced to death. He was held on death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
in Novocherkassk
Novocherkassk
Novocherkassk is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River. Population: 169,039 ; 170,822 ; 178,000 ; 123,000 ; 81,000 ; 52,000 ....
prison for three years. In 1989 he worked with the police to help arrest serial killer Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo was a Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer, nicknamed the Butcher of Rostov, The Red Ripper or The Rostov Ripper who murdered a minimum of 52 women and children between 1978 and 1990...
, who had killed 53 children and women. Only a few hours after he was interviewed by the police, Anatoly Slivko was executed.