Yuri Sparikhin

Yuri Sparikhin
Юрий Спарихин
Sparikhin before his final arrest
Born
Yuri Valentinovich Sparikhin

(1963-03-14) 14 March 1963 (age 61)
Conviction(s)Murder x4
Rape
Criminal penalty3 years (1977)
10 years (1980)
6 years (1987)
4 years (1996)
20 years (2001)
Life imprisonment (2021)
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
1980–2020
CountrySoviet 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.