Ivan Kulesh (; 1986 – November 2016) was a Belarusian criminal and serial killer. Between 2013 and 2014, the drunken Kulesh killed three saleswomen in two stores in the Lida District, Grodno Region, after which he stole money and goods. For his crimes, he was sentenced to death and subsequently executed. Biography An orphan since 6 months old (his mother died shortly after birth, and never knew his father), Kulesh was brought up in an orphanage with his brother and sister. He graduated from the 9th grade school, and at age 18, was convicted of theft. After his release, Ivan was engaged in temporary part-time work for his neighbors, worked for a while at an autoservice station and at a construction site, as well as picking berries and mushrooms. Officially, he was registered in the Baranovichy District, but lived in the Lida District. Kulesh's common-law wife described him as a man who often drank, but was rarely prone to outbursts of aggression. He had explained to her his unwillingness to change his life by saying that "everyone around was also drinking." "I always wondered how could he be so calm. I could scream and shout: how much can you drink, and in response - nothing", she told reporters. According to her, Ivan spent his free time drinking beer, smoking cigarettes, playing computer games and sleeping, paying very little attention to her and their child. On the evening of September 15, 2013, two saleswomen (born in 1968 and 1957, respectively) were killed in a store on the outskirts of Lida. Around 35 to 37 million rubles were stolen from the store, as well as alcoholic beverages. After these murders, the Lida Police Department sent out orientations to two local residents born in 1978 and 1979. Subsequently, Kulesh confessed to this double murder: according to him, he had come to Lida for City Day, got drunk, and when he ran out of money, he decided to steal something and stumbled upon the store. Finding a metal pipe nearby, he entered the now-closed store through the back door and hit the first saleswoman on the head, and the second one in the sales area. Then, he returned several times and struck new blows on the victims. The stolen amount was spent in about six months: he supplied his common-law wife with money (two months after the crime, she gave birth to a daughter),