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May 19, 1974 - Nikolay Soltys

The murders Soltys carried out in August 2001 targeted members of his own family across the Sacramento area, making his case notable for both its intimate brutality and the extended manhunt that followed. He fled the United States after the killings, triggering federal charges for unlawful flight before ultimately being apprehended. "Nikolay Alekseyevich Soltys (May 19, 1974 – February 13, 2002) was a Ukrainian fugitive charged by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in a Federal Bureau of Investigation arrest warrant. The federal charges were for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and there were California arrest warrants for six murders of his family members in and around the Sacramento area in August 2001."

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Nikolay Alekseyevich Soltys (May 19, 1974 – February 13, 2002) was a Ukrainian fugitive charged by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in a Federal Bureau of Investigation arrest warrant. The federal charges were for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and there were California arrest warrants for six murders of his family members in and around the Sacramento area in August 2001.

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