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Murders indicate work of serial killer

Police officials have found four people killed in the same way since Sept. 4, leading investigators to believe that a serial killer has begun to operate in the krai. Dismembered bodies were placed in bags and left in the Pervomaisky district, Nakhodka, and Trudovoye.

Suspect caught in Taiga

Police officers caught a man suspected of three murders on Sept. 3 with the help of the Tiger Department of the Krai Ecology Commission. The man had eluded capture for three years by hiding deep in the Krasnoarmeisky taiga. Police found weapons and explosive substance in the man’s hut as well.

PrimTelefone accountant murdered at home

Chief Accountant at JSC PrimTelefone Anna Tkachenko was found murdered in her ransacked apartment on Sept. 4. Neighbors called the police when they saw that her door was open. No suspects have been found.