jacket, with subsequent examination confirming the man's testimony. Another witness said that he had seen a stranger on a train in Khotkovo, and that he was wearing a railwayman's uniform. When the database was picked up and according to it were selected suitable matches, 22-year-old criminal Andrei Evseev came up as a result. On December 28, 1977 the killer was arrested. On this day he had dressed the New Years tree with jewels stolen from the victims. When they came for him, he hid the jewels, and there was nothing suspicious in Evseev's apartment, except for the dog collar stolen from the last victim. He explained that he kept it hidden as a memory of his beloved dog. At first he refused to give evidence, but on December 31, on New Year's Eve, while conversing with a cellmate, he dropped a strange phrase: "My mother, I suppose, already baked pies with jewels." The cellmate turned out to be an informant, and the investigators guessed that the stolen jewelry was hidden in a bag of flour. The conjecture was confirmed during the second search of Evseev's apartment. During the interrogations, Evseev was defiant and refused to communicate with the female investigator. He agreed to testify only after he was brought salted herring, which he ate entirely with bones. Subsequently, he confessed to 9 murders, 18 attempted murders, one rape and 32 robberies. As a result of forensic psychiatric examination Evseev was declared as mentally competent to stand trial, but at the same time diagnosed with "sociopathy". While waiting for the court, Evseev took care about himself, and did exercises every morning. The killer felt no remorse for his deeds, claiming that he despised those who work and live "from salary to salary." In 1979, the court sentenced Andrei Evseev to death, and he was soon executed by firing squad. In the media Documentary film The murderer with sideburns from the series "The investigation was conducted..". See also List of Russian serial killers References External links The Maniac Andrei Evseev A. I. Rakitin "Socialism does not breed crime..." (2008-9). Accessed September 29, 2010. Archived May 4, 2012. 1955 births 1979 deaths Executed Soviet serial killers Male serial killers Necrophiles People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm People executed for murder People with antisocial personality disorder Soviet murderers of children