November 10, 1971 - Barnaul Maniac

Vitaly Yegorovich Manishin (Russian: Вита́лий Его́рович Мани́шин; born 10 November 1971), known as The Barnaul Maniac (Russian: Барнаульский маньяк), is a Soviet–Russian serial killer who raped and murdered at least 11 young girls and women in Barnaul and Buranovo from 1989 to 2000.

The case remained unsolved and was a subject of media speculation for decades. Manishin was identified as the prime suspect in 2023 after he was linked to some of the murders via DNA, after which he admitted responsibility for the crimes. He was convicted in 2025 and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.

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