Alexey Gromov (serial killer)
Alexey Gromov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexey Vladimirovich Gromov 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Other names | "The Bluebeard" |
| Conviction | Murder x5 |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years (first murder) Life imprisonment (later murders) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5 |
Span of crimes | 1994; 2006 – 2011 |
| Country | Russia |
| States | Yaroslavl, Oryol |
Date apprehended | February 16, 2011 |
Alexey Vladimirovich Gromov (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Громов; born 1970), known as The Bluebeard (Russian: Синяя борода), is a Russian serial killer who killed three common-law wives and one of their mothers between 2006 and 2011, after being released for a previous murder in 1994 for which he served 10 years. For his later killings, Gromov was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.