Mikhail Neznamov | |
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Born | Mikhail Aleksandrovich Neznamov February 6, 1979 Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR |
Other names | "The Kamensk Strangler" |
Conviction(s) | Murder x5 Rape x5 Attempted murder Negligent homicide Theft |
Criminal penalty | 17 years imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 6 |
Span of crimes | 2000–2005 |
Country | Russia |
State(s) | Sverdlovsk |
Date apprehended | February 4, 2023 |
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Neznamov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Незнамов; born February 6, 1979), known as The Kamensk Strangler (Russian: Каменский душитель), is a Russian serial killer who murdered at least five teenage girls and women in Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast from 2000 to 2005. He remained undetected until 2023, when he was arrested and subsequently confessed to the crimes.
He would later be convicted for the murders in a trial, but despite the severity of his crimes, he was sentenced to a more lenient sentence of 17 years imprisonment.