Yuri Sparikhin | |
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Юрий Спарихин | |
Born | Yuri Valentinovich Sparikhin 14 March 1963 |
Conviction(s) | Murder x4 Rape |
Criminal penalty | 3 years (1977) 10 years (1980) 6 years (1987) 4 years (1996) 20 years (2001) Life imprisonment (2021) |
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Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1980–2020 |
Country | Soviet Union, Russia |
State(s) | Krasnodar |
Date apprehended | 20 August 2020 |
Yuri Valentinovich Sparikhin (Russian: Юрий Валентинович Спарихин; born 14 March 1963) is a Georgian-born Russian serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper who committed four murders in the city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, and its vicinity from 1980 to 2020. He received a life term for his final murder, and his case sparked controversy over the release of violent recidivists.