Alexey Ryzhkov
Alexey Ryzhkov | |
|---|---|
| Алексей Рыжков | |
| Born | Alexey Vladimirovich Ryzhkov 20 December 1972 |
| Other names | "Altai Maniac" "The Rubtsovsk Ripper" |
| Years active | 2000–2001 |
| Convictions | Murder (x5) Rape Robbery (x2) Fraud |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5 |
| Country | Russia |
| State | Altai Krai |
Date apprehended | January 2001 |
Alexey Vladimirovich Ryzhkov (Russian:Алексей Владимирович Рыжков; born 20 December 1972), known as the Rubtsovsk Ripper, is a Russian serial killer who raped and murdered four women and a teenage girl in Rubtsovsk, Russia, between 2000 and 2001. He was caught by police shortly after murdering his last victim, and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment.