Yevgeny Krasnoyarov

Yevgeny Krasnoyarov
Born
Yevgeny Valeryevich Krasnoyarov

1972 (age 51–52)
Other names"The Ripper of Tajiks"
Conviction(s)Murder x6
Attempted murder x8
Possession of illegal weaponry
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims6
Span of crimes
2006–2016
CountryRussia
State(s)Zabaykalsky
Date apprehended
2017
Imprisoned atSnezhinka Colony, Elban, Khabarovsk Krai

Yevgeny Valeryevich Krasnoyarov (Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Краснояров; born 1972), known as The Ripper of Tajiks (Russian: Потрошитель таджиков), is a Russian serial killer and Neo-Nazi who murdered six people and harmed eight others in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, from 2006 to 2016. Most of the killings were committed on ethnic grounds, with him claiming that he wanted to rid the country of foreign drug dealers.

For his crimes, Krasnoyarov was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.