Vladimir Krishtopa

Vladimir Vasilievich Krishtopa (; born 6 April 1973) is a Ukrainian-born Russian murderer and rapist.

Crimes First murder On 17 June 1995, Krishtopa, in a state of intoxication, attacked a woman on the staircase between the 6th and 7th floors of the No. 70 House on Orbitalnaya Street in Rostov-on-Don. The woman was raped by him, and then severely beaten. As a result of the beating, she died from a closed craniocerebral injury.

Second murder A month later, on 21 July, Krishtopa, again intoxicated, committed another murder, raping the woman before strangling her. He then stole her cassette player without the headphones.

Third murder attempt Krishtopa did not commit any more crimes until 3 August, when he was detained for attempting to kill a third woman. During the search, authorities found the audio player, which served as crucial evidence.

On 21 March 1996, the Rostov Regional Court judge Mikhail Rebrov sentenced Vladimir Krishtopa to execution by firing squad. But soon, a moratorium was imposed on its application, and the criminal who was already on death row in Novocherkassk was resentenced to 25 years in prison. When Krishtopa was in cell number 117 of the Novocherkassk prison, his neighbour was notorious serial killer Vladimir Mukhankin. Subsequently, while giving an interview for the television programme "Criminal Russia", Mukhankin said the following:

Krishtopa is also suspected of committing crimes in his native Ukraine before moving to Rostov.

In the media A look from the inside. Russian Psychiatrist (1996). The 2005 episode of the Russian documentary TV series "Profession Reporter", titled "Birth of a Maniac", features an interview with Krishtopa.