The Gang of Amazons
One of the detectives investigating what has been nicknamed "The Gang of Amazons" has said that this Russian, family-murder-squad was the most cruel and sick one he had ever encountered. The gang members didn't feel any remorse at the approximately 30 murders they had committed over a time period of six years. The main point for the gang was what most often is the one for people engaging in this kind of serial killings, namely money, but they didn't always get what they wanted. For instance, their first murder spree only brought them a coat and a remote television controller. Not very impressive, but that didn't deter them as they went on.
Inessa Tarverdiyeva
The matriarch of the gang was 46 years old Inessa Tarverdiyeva. Others were her two daughters, Viktoria and Anastasiya, as well as her husband, 35 years old Roman Podkopaev, and their son-in-law, Sergei Sinelnik. It's not well-known when they started out on their mercenary serial killings, some say 2007, but there are indications that they started as early as 1998.
The name of the gang stems from the finding of a knife by their, at that time, presumably first victims. This particular knife was named "My Favorite Amazon", but actually, it didn't belong to the gang, but to the victims. Nonetheless, the name stuck with them from then on.
What I find very strange is that the goal of the gang was to enrich themselves, but they were not poor or socially marginalized. For instance, Inessa was a nursery school teacher, but relinquished her job for the family business of robberies and murder. Her husband, Ramon, was a registered dentist. However, also he was the suspect in the murder of her first husband so maybe he started his murder "career" before he married Inessa. As to the husband of Anastasiya, Sergei Sinelnik, then he was a police officer which furnished the gang with valuable inside information that they used in their criminal activities. When considering the loot of the gang I must say that I don't understand why they bothered their crimes, murders and all, because it was often something that wouldn't bring in much if sold. I take it that they enjoyed doing what they did, and that that was what kept them going for many years. They are sad specimens of people who, for some reason or another, turn sadists without any obvious cause.
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