Vadim Krotov

Vadim Sergeevich Krotov (born February 11, 1967 in Omsk Oblast, RSFSR), known as the "Primorsky Chikatilo", is a Russian serial killer, child molester and producer of child pornography.

Vadim Krotov
Born
Vadim Sergeevich Krotov

(1967-02-11) February 11, 1967
Other names"The Primorsky Chikatilo"
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
1997–1999
CountryRussia
State(s)Primorsky Krai
Date apprehended
1999
Imprisoned atBlack Dolphin Prison

Biography

Krotov was born in the Omsk Oblast. His father was a doctor, who now lives in Ukraine, together with Vadim's mother and sister. He served in Primorye, where he lived, and soon got married. Krotov worked as a docker, and was characterized positively everywhere he went. He led a normal life with his wife, but he divorced her in 1993.[1]

Since 1994, Krotov invited underage girls to his house, where he gave them alcohol and forced them to pose in obscene poses. As a rule, he only looked for girls who ran away from their parents or were orphaned. After drinking, he then forced the girls to have sex with him. The first murder Krotov committed was on the night of August 14 to 15, 1997. A 15-year-old girl, who was in Krotov's house, began to scream loudly and prevented him from sleeping. The drunken girl either called for help, or screamed from fear. The drunken Krotov then walked into the kitchen and strangled her. Then he strangled the second girl who was at his house and slept in the next room, fearing that she would become an unnecessary witness. He then dismembered their bodies in the bath tub, and put the girls' heads in a bag, and their legs and hands in another, scattering them in the nearby forest. After this, he proceeded to kill 2 more girls over two years.

When rumors of the brutal murders of girls crawled through the city, many people who visited Krotov's house said that they assumed who the murderer is. They pointed at him, and soon he was arrested. During the investigation he showed where he buried the body pieces. On October 6, 1999, the Primorsky Krai Court sentenced Krotov to life imprisonment,[2] and in 2001 he was transferred to the Black Dolphin Prison.[3]

While in prison, Krotov gave an interview. In it, he admitted to giving alcohol to children, but refused to admit guilt in the production of child pornography, rape and murder.

After November 8, 2011, a message appeared in the media about Krotov's death, but this was unconfirmed. In 2015, Krotov tried to unsuccessfully appeal his sentence.[4]

In the media

  • Documentary film "Sentenced to the Black Dolphin" from the series by Vakhtang Mikeladze "Sentenced to life"

See also

References

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