April 25, 1947 - Tamara Samsonova
What made Samsonova's case particularly unsettling to investigators was not only the number of suspected victims but the methodical documentation she left behind — diaries spanning years, written in multiple languages, recording her actions in clinical detail. Arrested in 2015 after surveillance footage connected her to the death of an elderly neighbor with whom she had shared a home, she became one of Russia's most discussed criminal cases of that decade. The psychiatric dimensions of the case complicated both prosecution and public understanding, raising questions about culpability that Russian courts have continued to navigate.
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Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova (Russian: Тама́ра Митрофа́новна Самсо́нова; born 25 April 1947), known as Granny Ripper and Baba Yaga, is a Russian murderer and suspected serial killer who was arrested in July 2015. She has been hospitalized three times in psychiatric hospitals and may be schizophrenic.
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