special value from the crime scene. A month later, on February 17, 1935, Latbukin killed a lonely worker. He used his wife, Maria, to distract his last victims. On March 18, 1935, Labutkin made another attack on a couple. The man was killed, but the woman survived with slight injuries. She identified the murderer, and Labutkin was soon detained. Trial and execution The investigation into the Labutkin case was short-lived, as Labutkin himself confessed to committing 12 murders. In addition to Maria Labutkina, several others were also arrested on suspicion of concealing the killer's crimes. In the summer of 1935, a trial was held, during which the Special Council of the NKVD sentenced Labutkin to death, while the remaining defendants got long term prison sentences. Soon after, Labutkin was executed by firing squad. In the media Documentary film "Shooter" from the series "The investigation was conducted..." See also List of Russian serial killers List of serial killers by number of victims References Literature A. I. Rakitin: Socialism does not breed crime - Yekaterinburg: Cabinet Scientist, 2016 - 530 p. 1910 births 1935 deaths Soviet mass murderers Executed mass murderers Executed Soviet serial killers Male serial killers People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm People convicted of murder by the Soviet Union