Tamara Samsonova

Tamara Samsonova
Тама́ра Самсо́нова
Tamara Samsonova (July 29, 2015) in the Frunze District Court of St. Petersburg.
Born
Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova

(1947-04-25) April 25, 1947 (age 77)
Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Other names"The Granny Ripper"
"Baba Yaga"
Alma materMoscow State Linguistic University
Spouse
Alexi Samsonov
​
(m. 1971⁠–⁠2000)​
Conviction(s)Murder
Capture status
In custody
Details
VictimsKnown:
  • Valentina Nikolaevna Ulanova
  • Sergei Potanin

Presumed:

  • Alexi Samsonova (husband)
  • "Volodya"
Span of crimes
2000–2015
CountryRussia
Location(s)St. Petersburg
Killed2 proved (14 total[1])
WeaponsKnife, poison
Date apprehended
27 July 2015 (2015-07-27)
Imprisoned at26 November 2015 (2015-11-26)

Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova (Russian: Тама́ра Митрофа́новна Самсо́нова; born April 25, 1947), known as Granny Ripper and Baba Yaga,[2][3][4] is a Russian serial killer who was arrested in July 2015 on suspicion of committing two murders with extreme cruelty.[5][6] She supposedly has schizophrenia and was previously hospitalized three times in psychiatric hospitals.[3][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Alexander Kalinin (29 July 2015). ""Diary of Death" Kupchinskaya grandmother" (in Russian). Rosbalt. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Sophia Savina (29 July 2015). "Tamara the Ripper" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ Alexey Kobylkin (28 August 2015). "She did not describe the murders: the diary of the St. Petersburg dismemberment was at the disposal of NTV" (in Russian). NTV. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ Siobhan Fenton (2015-08-06). "Russian pensioner Tamara Samsonova may have eaten victims - Europe - World". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  6. ^ "YouTube - Tamara Samsonova, la "abuela destripadora" que mata, descuartiza y se come a sus víctimas". ABC.es. 2015-08-06. Archived from the original on 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  7. ^ "Тамара-потрошительница". Gazeta.ru. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.