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Valery Skoptsov | |
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| Born | Valery Nikolaevich Skoptsov August 1, 1951 Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, RSFSR |
| Died | April 12, 2004 (aged 52) Black Dolphin Prison, Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia |
| Other names | "The Villain of All Trades" |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9 |
Span of crimes | 1995–1996 |
| Country | Russia |
| State(s) | Oryol, Bryansk, Smolensk |
Date apprehended | October 4, 1996 |
| Imprisoned at | Black Dolphin Prison, Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Oblast |
Valery Nikolaevich Skoptsov (Russian: Вале́рий Никола́евич Скопцо́в; August 1, 1951 – April 12, 2004), known as The Villain of all Trades (Russian: Злодей на все руки), was a Russian criminal and serial killer, who was known for committing a variety of crimes around the USSR and then after Russia, ranging from thefts to murders.