Vladimir Sergeevich Zhukov (russian: Владимир Сергеевич Жуков; born June 20, 1972), known as The Nizhegorodsky Chikatilo (russian: Нижегородский Чикатило), is a Russian

serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...

, rapist and

pedophile Pedophilia ( alternatively spelt paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Although girls typically begin the process of puberty a ...

Biography

Zhukov was a radio engineer by trade, working in the

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

branch of the Russian division as an international telephone operator. Due to the nature of his job, he often went on business trips to various cities in Russia. He was married, and he and his wife were raising a foster child. Between 1999 and 2007, Zhukov abducted and raped girls aged between 7 and 12 years. In January 2003, he committed three rapes in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

during a business trip, but this could not be proven due to none of the victims being located. In August 2004, he killed a 9-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl in the Bogorodsky District. On June 24, 2006, he kidnapped and killed a 9-year-old girl in the village of Voskresenskoye, throwing her body into a lake outside Nizhny Novgorod. In August 2007, he was arrested: one of his rape victims managed to memorize the car as well as the view from the window of Zhukov's apartment. After his detention, he confessed to 26, and then 32 total crimes committed in Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk and

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

. He was investigated for involvement in similar crimes in other cities, where he traveled on business trips. On September 15, 2008, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court found Vladimir Zhukov guilty of three murders and 11 rapes and sentenced him to

life imprisonment Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...

. In addition, the court decided that the convicted should pay 2.8 million

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s in compensation to the victims' families. On April 28, 2009 he was sentenced by the Novosibirsk Regional Court to 11 years' imprisonment for 3 rapes committed in Novosibirsk in January 2003. This verdict was incorporated into the life imprisonment. It is suggested that Zhukov committed many more crimes in several regions in Russia. He is serving his sentence in the

White Swan White Swan (18501904), or Mee-nah-tsee-us in the Crow language, was one of six Crow Scouts for George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment during the 1876 campaign against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn ...

prison. In September 2010, he confessed to the abduction of a girl of 8–10 years in 2002 in the city of Gorodets, followed by a rape and murder in the

Koverninsky District Koverninsky District (russian: Коверни́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Order #3-od Municipally, it is incorporated as Koverninsky Municipal District.Resolu ...

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Moscow Komsomolets: In Nizhny Novgorod, a maniac with exemplary characteristics is judged

* ttp://kommersant.ru/doc/1027001 kommersant.ru: Pedophile-murderer is sentenced to life imprisonment
ufa.kp.ru: "Komsomolskaya Pravda" found a touring pedophile maniac?
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhukov, Vladimir 1972 births Inmates of White Swan Prison Living people People from Yaroslavl Russian murderers of children Russian people convicted of child sexual abuse Russian rapists Russian serial killers

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