Alexander GREB

Classification: Spree killer
Characteristics: Slaughtered his mother look-alikes
Number of victims: 4
Date of murders: June 27-July 5, 2004
Date of birth: 1979
Victims profile: Elderly women
Method of murder: Stabbing with knife - Beating with hammer and iron bar
Location: Belgorodsky, Russia
Status: Sentenced to death on March 9, 2005. Commuted

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Police of the Belgorodsky region arrested a serial killer who used to keep the entire Krasnoruzhsky district in awe

Pravda.ru

July 19, 2004

Law enforcement officers of the Rakitinsky department of internal affairs arrested 25-year-old Alexander Greb. The man is suspected in murdering three victims in Krasnoyaruzhsky and Rakitinsky regions.

In the course of the past couple of weeks, elderly women were afraid to leave their homes. A ruthless murderer has been keeping everyone in awe.

The last fourth victim, 74-year-old Maria Petrovna, remains in critical condition in one of the local clinics. Doctors are doing everything they can to save the woman’s life, reports Regions.Ru.

“As a result of specially organized military operations, we've checked half of deserted houses, remote farms…” tells chief of the regional department of internal affairs Vitaly Galevsky.

Alexander Greb was detained in one of the desolated houses of the Moschenaya village (Yakovlensky region). Locals say that soon after his first arrest, Alexander discovered his mother had left his father-alcoholic and started a new family. There was no space left for Alexander in her life. As a result, Alexander Greb turned all his anger and inner frustration towards his fellow country-woman who in some way reminded him of his mother.

The man has already been faced with charges.