Alexander Vasilyev (serial killer)
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Alexander Nikolayevich Vasilyev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Васильев; (March 31, 1958 - January 28, 2020), known as The Black Angel (Russian: Черный ангел), was a Russian serial killer who committed 17 murders in Krasnoyarsk from 1997 to 2001, out of an apparent homicidal mania. Despite the severity of his crimes, he was given a relatively lenient 25-year sentence, which was successfully reduced on appeal to 21 years and ten months.
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Alexander Vasilyev | |
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Born | Alexander Nikolayevich Vasilyev (1958-03-31)March 31, 1958 |
Died | January 28, 2020(2020-01-28) (aged 61) |
Other names | "The Black Angel" |
Conviction(s) | Murder x17 Assault x13 Lewd and lascivious acts with a minor |
Criminal penalty | 25 years, commuted to 21 years and ten months |
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Victims | 17 |
Span of crimes | 1997–2001 |
Country | Russia |
State(s) | Krasnoyarsk |
Date apprehended | August 2001 |
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