Sergey Golovkin
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Sergey Golovkin (1959, in Moscow
, Soviet Union
– August 2, 1996) was a Soviet serial killer
known as "The Fisher" or "The Udav" (The "Boa") who killed and butchered 11 boys in the Moscow area between 1986 and 1992.
Golovkin was sentenced to death and executed by shooting, becoming the most recent person to be executed by Russia
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Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
– August 2, 1996) 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...
known as "The Fisher" or "The Udav" (The "Boa") who killed and butchered 11 boys in the Moscow area between 1986 and 1992.
Golovkin was sentenced to death and executed by shooting, becoming the most recent person to be executed by Russia
Capital punishment in Russia
Capital punishment in Russia is currently under question, albeit legally allowed . There exists both an implicit moratorium established by the President and an explicit one, established by the nation's highest court. Russia has not executed anyone since 1996, and the regulations of the Council of...
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