Oleg Petrosyan | |
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Олег Петросян | |
Born | Oleg Gennadyevich Petrosyan 20 November 1977 |
Other names | Karate Maniac |
Conviction(s) | Murder x6 Attempted murder x3 |
Criminal penalty | Compulsory treatment |
Details | |
Victims | 6–7 |
Span of crimes | c. 1992–2008 |
Country | Russia |
Date apprehended | Late 2008 |
Oleg Gennadyevich Petrosyan (Russian: Олег Геннадьевич Петросян; born 20 November 1977),[1] also known as the Karate Maniac (Russian: Маньяк-каратист), is a Russian serial killer and sadist who committed assaults on pedestrians in Moscow between 2005 and 2008, which resulted in six deaths.[2]