Vladimir Tretyakov

Vladimir Nikolaevich Tretyakov (; 1953 – 19 August 1979), known as The Arkhangelsk Butcher , was a Soviet serial killer who killed seven women in his hometown between 1977 and 1978.

Biography Vladimir Tretyakov was born in 1953. His father left the family before his birth, and Tretyakov grew up with his alcoholic mother, who often beat him. His grandmother managed to get him a general education, leaving him to study in Tashkent. Since then he hated drinking and women. After school, Tretyakov joined the army, then graduated from a vocational school. For several years he lived in Kemerovo Oblast, where he learned to cut up cattle, which proved useful later on. After returning from the army he married, and began work as a railway repairman. Tretyakov also began to argue with his wife because she, according to Tretyakov, drank too much. At some point, his wife, tired from all this, kicked him out of the apartment. On 11 August 1978, the Arkhangelsk Regional Court sentenced Vladimir Tretyakov to death. The convict tried to appeal the verdict, referring to his hard childhood and useful work as an udarnik. However, the Supreme Court of Russia left the verdict unchanged, stating:On 19 August 1979, Vladimir Tretyakov was executed by firing squad.