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In 2019, activists working for the "Kobylyaki. Shot in Orsha" group started researching various newspaper archives for security agencies involved in Stalinist repressions.[1] While searching through said documents, they discovered a document from a NKVD official in which he instructed a police captain in the city of Orsha, in the Byelorusian SSR, to investigate the murders of at least seven young women and the disappearance of four others between the years of 1939 and 1940.[1]
According to the document, all victims had had their throats cut with a knife and had a scarf or rag wrapped around their necks.[1] Their skirts and one nylon stocking were removed, but none were raped or robbed. Despite instructions to the captain to investigate and solve the crimes as quickly as possible, there is currently no documentation to indicate whether the killer was caught or not, leaving the outcome of the case a mystery.[1]
Victims[]
Confirmed victims[]
| Name | Age | Date of Death | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Belous | 20 | 4 April 1939 | Slashing |
| Lukerya Mikdasova | 23 | 6 June 1939 | Slashing |
| "Vorobyeva" | 16 | 2 August 1939 | Slashing |
| "Jane Doe" | approx. 20 | 11 September 1939 | Slashing |
| Evgeniya Makarenko | 16 | 15 September 1939 | Slashing |
| Tatyana Beresneva | 16 | 19 May 1940 | Slashing |
| "Golubyova" | 15 | 6 June 1940 | Slashing |
Suspected victims[]
| Name | Age | Date of Death | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Golubeva | 16 | 17 March 1939 | Never found |
| Olga Zhilinskaya | 19 | 9 May 1939 | Never found |
| Maria Mager | 18 | 28 June 1939 | Never found |
| Maria Glushakova | 18 | 28 June 1939 | Never found |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orsha Maniac (Russian). Orsha.eu (7 March 2019). Archived from the original on April 5, 2025.