Andrei Roldugin

Andrei Vladimirovich Roldugin (; born 1977), known as the Voronezh Maniac , is a Russian serial killer and rapist who committed a series of nine rapes and three murders in his hometown of Voronezh from 1996 to 2002. Caught shortly after the last killing, he admitted to his other crimes fully and was later sentenced to life imprisonment.

Crimes Early crimes Roldugin committed his first crime at age 17, when he was convicted of robbery, but was paroled two years later for good behaviour. Beginning in 1996, he started abducting and raping women in the Povorinsky District of Voronezh but was never arrested for these crimes as the victims refused to go to the police. A year later, he was convicted of theft and sentenced to five years imprisonment but was paroled early for good behaviour on 3 September 2001.

Murders Following his release from prison, Roldugin moved into his mother's apartment. Not long after, he resumed abducting and raping, this time focusing on teenagers within the city of Voronezh. On 15March 2002, he encountered 15-year-old Marina Danilyants while she was walking to her school and convinced her to accompany him by telling her that he wanted to show her some puppies.

Roldugin then lured her to a grove outside the Northern car market, where he raped and strangled her. By that time, her family and friends had started searching for her after Danilyants did not come to school. Later that day, her body was found dumped in a storm drain not far from her house.

On 22April, Roldugin lured 14-year-old Alexandra "Sasha" Sanina while she was walking home from school to the grove, where he raped and strangled her. By this time, the city began to panic over the disappearances of young schoolgirls, with many speculating that a serial offender was responsible, a theory that was initially considered unlikely by law enforcement officials. His guilt was further solidified when he showed where he had dumped Sanina's body. As a result, Roldugin was charged with three counts of murder, nine counts of rape and several counts of robbery and kidnapping. In addition, while he readily admitted to the killings, he claimed that the walks he had with the victims were 'mutually interesting' and that he wanted to show them how the real world works. His arguments were rejected, and Roldugin was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life imprisonment. He later attempted to appeal his sentence to the Supreme Court, which upheld the sentence. After his conviction, Roldugin was transferred to serve his sentence at the White Swan prison colony in Solikamsk, where he remains to this day.