September 23, 1958 - Valery Voronov
Operating in a small town in the Leningrad Oblast over the span of seven years, Voronov carried out a sustained pattern of attacks on women that left at least three dead and four wounded before authorities intervened. His case is notable not only for the duration of the crimes but for the legal outcome — found not guilty by reason of insanity, he avoided criminal conviction and has remained confined to psychiatric detention rather than prison. The rural setting of Lyuban, far from major urban centers, likely shaped both the pace of the investigation and the community's prolonged exposure to the attacks.
From Wikipedia
Valery Vladimirovich Voronov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Воронов; born 1958), known as The Lyuban Maniac (Russian: Любанский маньяк), is a Russian serial killer and rapist who attacked predominantly women in the town of Lyuban, Leningrad Oblast between 2000 and 2007, killing at least three in the process and wounding at least four people. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, he was detained in a psychiatric facility, where he remains to this very day.
- Last updated on .