Dnepropetrovsk maniacs
Dnepropetrovsk maniacs | |
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Sayenko (left) and Suprunyuk | |
| Born |
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| Convictions | Premeditated murder and animal cruelty (Sayenko and Suprunyuk) and robbery (Hanzha, Sayenko and Suprunyuk) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment for Sayenko and Suprunyuk; nine years' imprisonment for Hanzha |
| Details | |
| Victims | 21 |
Span of crimes | 25 June – 16 July 2007 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| State | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Date apprehended | 23 July 2007 |
The Dnepropetrovsk maniacs are Ukrainian serial killers responsible for a string of murders in Dnepropetrovsk in June and July 2007. The case gained worldwide notoriety after the killers made video recordings of some of the murders, with one of the videos leaking to the Internet. Two 19‑year-olds, Viktor Sayenko (born 1 March 1988), and Igor Suprunyuk (born 20 April 1988), were arrested and charged with 21 murders.
A third conspirator, Alexander Hanzha (born February 1988), was charged with two armed robberies that took place before the murder spree. On 11 February 2009, all three defendants were found guilty. Sayenko and Suprunyuk were sentenced to life imprisonment, while Hanzha received nine years in prison. The lawyers for Sayenko and Suprunyuk launched an appeal, which was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Ukraine in November 2009.