'Cannibal couple' detained in Russia after 'eating' up to 30 victims since 1999 - UPDATE

RT
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:12 UTC

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Russia's southern Krasnodarsky Region has awoken to horrifying news about a pair of cannibals that could be responsible for up to 30 grisly murders, local media report citing police. Parts of some of the victims were reportedly stored for later consumption.

The couple - a man and a woman - was detained, NTV news channel reports citing a source in the Investigative Committee.

It is estimated that the suspects may be responsible for up to 30 deaths, although police could only identify seven victims so far, the Mash Telegram TV channel claims.

Parts of some of the victims were stowed in the fridge, the couple confessed, according to Mir24.

The duo had reportedly been involved in kidnapping, murdering and eating their victims since 1999.

The man was detained earlier in September after the remains of a woman were found in a military dormitory. A bucket with the parts of the dead female, as well as a bag presumably belonging to the victim, were also found, according to Mir24.

A cell phone was later discovered in a street in the city of Krasnodar containing disturbing photographs. In the images, a man - apparently the suspect - is seen posing with the body parts of a dismembered woman.

He initially denied having killed the woman, saying merely he had found the remains and took a selfie with them, but later lost the mobile phone.

Police are now investigating the gruesome case.

Comment: Some interesting details on the killers from locals:

A shopkeeper who knows the Russian 'cannibal couple' suspected of killing a woman and reported to have eaten around 30 people, told Ruptly news agency that the husband has a "smell" to him and the woman "likes to drink." The store clerk, who knows the couple for 10 years, said they often came to her shop "to buy cigarettes."

"The wife likes to drink. However, he is a hard-working man," she told Ruptly from her store in Krasnodar, referring to 35-year-old suspect Dmitry Baksheev and his wife, 42-year-old Natalia Baksheeva. The shopkeeper referred to Baksheev as being "friendly," noting that he often said "hello,""please," and "goodbye." She recalled, however, that Baksheev had a "smell" to him, as if he didn't shower. She believed the odor could have been caused by dogs and cats kept inside the couple's house.

Baksheev worked at a construction site, laying tiles, according to the woman. "He was always wearing work clothes, carrying around tools and building materials. When I heard about what had happened, I was shocked."

The wife, meanwhile, was described by the shopkeeper of being a "very untidy woman" who used to work as a nurse. Lately, however, the wife "didn't work at all, just drank."

The couple apparently hunted for victims on dating sites before drugging, butchering and eating them. Police fear the wife may have fed human flesh to student pilots at the Krasnodar military academy when she worked there as a nurse. They stored flesh in jars and cans. (See the link for blurred images, which are nonetheless very disturbing.)

His wife is reported to have been shown the faces of missing women in southern Russia and identified dozens who she claimed were their victims. A police source said: "Going through the photographs, the woman has recognised more than 30 victims that they killed and eaten together with her husband. A psychologist was sent from Nizhny Novgorod to make her talk."

Separate reports say Natalia was checked by a psychiatric hospital and found to be "mentally healthy".

"In their home, many mobile phones of their victims were found, and also video lessons on how to cook meals from human meat," said the police source.
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One sickening image appears to show a head being served as Christmas dinner surrounded by mandarins. A police source added: "The earliest date of their culinary experiment is 28 December 1999 - the date on one of the photographs. We can see a cooked human head at the big plate surrounded by mandarins. They put olives into the eyes and attached a lemon to the nose."

A police search found body parts in a rubbish container near the hostel where the pair lived and a red-haired woman's head in a metal bucket, with human skin nearby. More human remains were found in a cellar.
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A local shopkeeper remembers him coming to top up his mobile and walking away with blood dripping from a cooler bag he was carrying.
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His father - who was not named - said: "Before moving out of our flat he set fire to his room." He said: "He was convicted four times for stealing things. He took loans and gave my name as a trustee. I had to switch off my phone because banks kept calling me. I had tried to help him, I found jobs for him several times but what could I do? It is useless talking to him. His eyes are made of glass. He is looking through your body and does not listen."

In other words, a total parasite, typical of psychopathy.