Irina Gaidamachuk

Irina Gaidamachuk
Born 1972
Nyagan, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Other names Raskolnikov in a skirt
Satan in a skirt
She-wolf of Krasnoufimsk
Maniac-woman from Sverdlovsk
Criminal penalty 20 years
Killings
Victims 17
Span of killings
 2002–2010
Country Russia
Date apprehended
 2010

Irina Viktorovna Gaidamachuk (Russian: Ирина Викторовна Гайдамачук) (born 1972) is a Russian serial killer who killed 17 elderly women between 2002 and 2010.[1]

Biography

Gaidamachuk was born in the town of Nyagan. At a young age, she became addicted to alcohol. Subsequently, her parents were deprived of parental authority. She moved to Krasnoufimsk in the early 1990s, where she met a man with whom she later had two children. Her husband Yuri reportedly refused to provide Gaidamachuk with money for fear that she would spend the money on alcohol.

Murders

The majority of Gaidamachuk's crimes were committed in Krasnoufimsk. Similar crimes had been committed in Yekaterinburg, Serov, Achit and Druzhinino. Another woman, Marina Valeeva, was initially suspected for the crimes and after pressure from authorities, Valeeva initially confessed to the murders of Gaidamachuk's elderly victims.

Court

Gaidamachuk was charged with 17 counts of murder and 1 count of attempted murder.[2]

A Forensic psychiatric examination conducted in GNTSSSP Serbsky showed that Gaidamachuk, although she showed some disturbance in the mind, was legally sane at the time of the murders.

In February 2012, the court case began. Gaidamachuk gave a confession to the indictment during the preliminary investigation; but, contested this throughout her trial.[3]

On June 12, 2012, Gaidamachuk was sentenced to 20 years in prison.[4][5]

Footnotes

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