Mikhail Ustinovich

Mikhail Ivanovich Ustinovich (; born 12 March 1958) is a Russian criminal and serial killer. An infamous Muscovite robber during the early 1990s, he attacked shops, apartments and currency exchange points.

Early life Ustinovich was born on 12 March 1958, inside a prison colony in Komsomolskoye village, Tyumen Oblast, where his mother was serving a sentence. He lived there up to 2 years of age, when he was sent to a boarding school. In a fight with other juvenile delinquents, he was seriously injured on the head, as a result of which Ustinovich's sight deteriorated significantly. In the colony, he earned the nickname "Blind Mouse". He had convictions for thefts and robberies.

In total, at the time of his final arrest at 35 years of age, Mikhail had spent a total of 22 years behind bars.

Career In 1992, Ustinovich was freed from the colony into a different country , where the fate of the cities was decided by criminal groups. Initially, he robbed Muscovites in elevators.

While robbing, Ustinovich did not hide his face; instead, he and the others did everything possible to be remembered. The investigating team at first took Ustinovich for Valery Volovik, who was also wanted for robberies and murders. While serving his sentence in 1989, Ustinovich met Volovik and was struck by how similar he looked. When he decided to commit crimes, he disguised himself as Volovik.

Ustinovich is serving his sentence in the White Swan colony. In an interview, he stated that he preferred the death penalty because prison is worse than any death.

In popular culture Criminal Russia, The Furious Raider series (1998) Documentary film by Vakhtang Mikeladze "Handwriting of the Blind" from the series Documentary Detective (2000). Documentary film by Vakhtang Mikeladze "The Bright Strip of Mikhail Ustinovich" from the series Sentenced to life (2008). Documentary film by Vakhtang Mikeladze "The crafty philosophy of a killer." from the series Detective stories (2006–2009) Documentary film by Vakhtang Mikeladze "Born in Captivity" from the series Life Sentences (2009–2010)