Mikhail Lukyanov (necrophile)

Mikhail Ivanovich Lukyanov (; 1949 – 1997), known as The Monster of Bishkek , was a Soviet–Kyrgyzstani murderer and prolific necrophile. After being paroled for murdering his stepfather in the early 1960s, Lukyanov proceeded to dig up bodies of young girls and women from cemeteries across Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia, which he would sexually abuse until his arrest in 1995.

Lukyanov's case is regarded as one of the most infamous cases of necrophilia in the post-Soviet states, and he is regarded as one of the most well-known criminals in modern Kyrgyzstani history.

Early life

First crimes

Wandering and acts of necrophilia Soon after this incident, Lukyanov started traveling across the Kyrgyz SSR to avoid detection, working variously as a carpenter, electrician, locksmith, and a plumber.

For a majority of the crimes, Lukyanov frequented three cemeteries in the Chüy Region. As a rule, he would only attempt anything at dusk, and only when sober. He often chose bodies of girls and women who had died no more than a month prior, and were not older than 40. Despite this, police later linked him to two instances in which these rules were broken: the first involved a 3-year girl, while the second was a 69-year-old woman.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lukyanov left Kyrgyzstan and went to work first in Kazakhstan before moving on to Russia. While living in these countries, he continued his necrophiliac activities, most actively in Russia's Omsk and Novosibirsk Oblasts.