Mikhail Popkov

Quick Facts

Nicknames or Aliases: “The Werewolf” and the “Angarsk Maniac”

Offender Status: Deceased

MO: Rape, brutalization

Timespan of Crimes: 1992-1999

Date of Incarceration: June 23, 2012

Sentence: Convicted of 78 counts of Murder & Rape

Case Status: Closed

Number of Victims: suspected 80+ victims

Location of Crimes: Russia

Summary of Mikhail Popkov’s Crimes

“He killed women with instruments including knives, axes, baseball bats, and screwdrivers, and mutilated the bodies so grotesquely that Russian media ascribed the crimes to “The Werewolf” and the “Angarsk maniac” (Wikipedia).

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Podcasts on Mikhail Popkov

The Serial Killer Podcast – Mikhail Popkov: The Wednesday Killer

Rotten – The Werewolf of Russia