Vasiliy KULIK

AKA "The Irkutsk Monster"

Classification: Serial killer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 13
Date of murders: 1984 - 1986
Date of arrest: January 17, 1986
Date of birth: January 17, 1956
Victims profile: Boys and girls / Elderly women
Method of murder: Strangulation - Stabbing with knife
Location: Irkutsk, Russia
Status: Executed by shot in the head on June 26, 1989

Vasiliy Kulik: (b. January 17, 1956 in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia - He was executed an unknown day in the 1990s. The police never revealed when was executed) was a Russian serial killer responsible for the murders of 13 people (little boys, girls and elderly women) in Irkutsk between 1984 and 1986.

Biography

Vasiliy Kulik was born in 1956 in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia to a decent and respected Russian family, a noble family. His father, was a Doctor of Biological Sciences and writer. His mother a school-director. A few years later, Kulik leaves his house and began to work as a medic in the Irkutsk Station Emergency. Also, he married and had two sons.

After of being arrested, the police went to interview the Kulik's family and his mother said to the police that her son had grew weak and that he had limp. Also, she said that her son had tortured many animals (typical of the serial killers) and that he had expressed clearly a male stereotype with his clothes and works trying to apparent a strong man. After, his sisters said that he was a selfish person with much cruelty.

Kulik grew up in an insane ambient and when his father died, Kulik tried to commit suicide and his mother and sisters tried to help him but it was vain because Kulik began to be interested in the early sex and had many girlfriends.

At the school he had been in love with a girl but she moved to other city and he was alone in a depression. After, the Kulik's mental health take a turn for the worse. At age of 20 he became interested in married women and had many relationships with them, practising promiscuity but he was betrayed by many of them and Kulik's feelings was hurt.

First crime, murders and arrest

In 1980 at age of 24, Kulik wrote a novel about a relationship with a 9-years-old girl with the only purpose of obtain sex with her.

In 1984, at age of 28, the first murder. Kulik saw on the streets an elderly woman. Kulik drugged the woman with a double dose of drugs causing her fall. After, Kulik raped and strangled the woman who died by a ischemic heart disease.

The second victim was a 8-years old little girl. The little girl fought exhaustively against that Monster but Kulik became in an aggressive behavior and murdered the girl.

The third victim was a 53-years old woman, he killed her with firegun and with kitchen knife.

His other victims were 6 girls and boys aged 7 months - 2 years old and 7 elderly women (the oldest of them was 75 at the crime's moment).

On January 17, 1986, on his 30th birthday, Vasiliy Kulik was arrested and accused for 13 murders. He was sentenced to death and was executed an unknown day in the 1990's. His crimes are known because Kulik murdered many innocent and helpless people, especially the crimes against babies aged 7 months and 2 years old.