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<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="granny-strangler-plumber-is-charged-with-murdering-32-elderly-women-during-two-year-killing-spree-in-russia-8" style="color:#4d3535"><strong>Plumber from the Russian city of Kazan has been charged in the serial murder of at least 32 elderly women</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="granny-strangler-plumber-is-charged-with-murdering-32-elderly-women-during-two-year-killing-spree-in-russia-8" style="color:#4d3535"><strong>Radik Tagirov, 39, aka <strong>&#8216;Granny Strangler&#8217;</strong>, and the &#8216;Volga Maniac&#8217;, committed the murder 2011-13, according o the charging documents </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="granny-strangler-plumber-is-charged-with-murdering-32-elderly-women-during-two-year-killing-spree-in-russia-8" style="color:#4d3535"><strong>Tagirov who targeted female pensioners, gained access by posing as a social services worker or a maintenance official, it is alleged</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="granny-strangler-plumber-is-charged-with-murdering-32-elderly-women-during-two-year-killing-spree-in-russia-8" style="color:#4d3535"><strong>Elderly women, mostly aged 75 to 91, opened their doors and he would then rape, strangle and rob them post posthumously </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="granny-strangler-plumber-is-charged-with-murdering-32-elderly-women-during-two-year-killing-spree-in-russia-8" style="color:#4d3535"><strong><strong>He told his police interviewers that he didn&#8217;t keep count but forensic evidence has tied him to at least 32 murders</strong> </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="granny-strangler-plumber-is-charged-with-murdering-32-elderly-women-during-two-year-killing-spree-in-russia-8" style="color:#4d3535"><strong>Tagirov who allegedly, has admitted his guilt, evaded police for more than a decade, and was detained after 10,000 comparative genetic studies</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Radik-Tagirov-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400178" width="841" height="733"/><figcaption><strong>Radik Tagirov, aka &#8216;Granny Strangler&#8217;, a plumber in the Russian city of Kazan allegedly killed more than 32 female pensioners</strong> <strong>between 2011 and 2013</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A Russian plumber dubbed the &#8216;Granny Strangler&#8217; has been charged with the murder of 32 elderly women in a two-year killing spree. <br>Radik Tagirov, 39, terrorized victims in a wide area east of Moscow, according to law enforcement. <br>Eleven of the alleged murders took place in oil city of Kazan. <br>The &#8216;serial killer&#8217;, a father-of-two also nicknamed the &#8216;Volga Maniac&#8217;, posed as a social services worker or a residential maintenance official, it is alleged. <br>Elderly women, mostly aged 75 to 91, opened their doors to him and once inside, he attacked and strangled them with either his hands or aprons, laundry ropes or iron cords, before stealing money.</p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>Russian police take &#8216;Granny Strangler&#8217; Radik Tagirov into custody, after he was accused of killing 32 female pensioners</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Radik Tagirov, dubbed the &#8216;Granny Strangler&#8217;, has been charged with the murder of 32 elderly women in a two-year killing spree between ;2011.<br>The &#8216;serial killer&#8217; a father-of-two also nicknamed the &#8216;Volga Maniac&#8217;, &#8216;admitted&#8217; his guilt and was &#8216;crying&#8217; after his arrest, a law enforcement source said ;Russian &#8216;granny strangler&#8217; interviewed on suspicion of 32 murders</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Radik-Tagirov-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400179" width="838" height="462"/><figcaption><strong>Radik Tagirov dubbed the &#8216;Granny Strangler&#8217; &#8211; has been charged with the murder of 32 elderly women in a two-year killing spree between ;2011 and 2013. He is seen during interrogation with his head on a table</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He told his interrogator: &#8216;I choked them, with my hands from the back. I held on until the victim fell asleep, until she fell.&#8217;<br>The 32 killings all took place between 2011 and 2013, and investigations are continuing into other possible cases.</p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>Tagirov is seen during interrogation with his head bowed. He allegedly admitted to the killings, but told his interviewers that he didn&#8217;t keep count. However, forensic evidence has tied him to at least 32 murders</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While the modus operandi of the prolific murderer left authorities befuddled, the killer evaded police for years and the suspect was detained only after more than 10,000 comparative genetic studies which uncovered matching genotypes in criminal databases.<br>&#8216;He admitted his guilt, he was crying,&#8217; said a law enforcement source. <br>He told investigators he &#8216;cannot remember&#8217; how many female pensioners he killed, but law enforcement say they have forensic or other compelling evidence linking him to all 32 cases. <br>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t count,&#8217; he said. <br>Earlier reports said some victims had been raped and robbed. Currently, Tagirov is charged with 32 murders but not other crimes.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RadikTagirov-was-caught-by-CCTV-at-murder-scene-in-Kazan-Russia.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400182" width="840" height="476"/><figcaption><strong>Eleven of the alleged murders took place in oil-rich city Kazan.. Radik Tagirov, the serial killer masquerading as a plumber Radik Tagirov, 39, terrorized victims in an area east of Moscow, law enforcement said. Here he is on caught by CCTV at one crime scene</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;Analysis of biological objects found at crime scenes… determined that all the wrongful acts were committed by one individual,&#8217; said Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko. <br>&#8216;Introducing himself as a utility worker or a social worker, he freely entered their apartments,&#8217; she said. <br>&#8216;Having killed his victim, he stole the retired women&#8217;s savings and got away.&#8217;<br>Russian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Colonel Irina Volk said police and FSB officers were also involved in the hunt.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Radik-Tagirov-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400188" width="836" height="606"/><figcaption><strong>Image of &#8216;Volga maniac&#8217; identikit. The perpetrator evaded police for years and the suspect was detained after more than 10,000 comparative genetic studies.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kazan resident Tagirov began his killing spree after release from a jail sentence for theft in 2010, she said.<br>His first victim was named as Nasima Ishmuratova, 91..<br>The maniac was described as having &#8216;good communication skills, and easily wins the confidence of older people&#8217;. <br>As well as Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, the killings were in Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Udmurtia, Mari El, Perm, Samara, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Ivanovo, Kirov and in Moscow.</p>

Russian plumber, Radik Tagirov, 39, aka, ‘Granny Strangler’, admits to robbing and killing at least 32 elderly women, mostly aged 75 to 91, in two year killing spree
