Tamara Samsonova

Tamara Samsonova
Тама́ра Самсо́нова
Tamara Samsonova (29 July 2015) in the Frunze District Court of St. Petersburg.
Born
Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova

(1947-04-25) 25 April 1947
Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Other names"The Granny Ripper"
"Baba Yaga"
Alma materMoscow State Linguistic University
Spouse
Alexi Samsonov
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(m. 1971⁠–⁠2000)​
ConvictionMurder
Capture status
In custody
Details
VictimsKnown:
  • Valentina Nikolaevna Ulanova
  • Sergei Potanin

Presumed:

  • Alexei Samsonov (husband)
  • "Volodya" (tenant)
Span of crimes
2000–2015
CountryRussia
LocationSt. Petersburg
Killed2 proved (14 suspected)
WeaponsKnife, poison
Date apprehended
27 July 2015 (2015-07-27)

Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova (Russian: Тама́ра Митрофа́новна Самсо́нова; born 25 April 1947), known as Granny Ripper and Baba Yaga, is a Russian murderer and suspected serial killer who was arrested in July 2015. She has been hospitalized three times in psychiatric hospitals and may be schizophrenic.

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