20, 2006, police officers who were left on duty at the mother's apartment in Saransk detained a girl who tried to break in. It turned out that she was the daughter of Balakin's younger brother, sent by Dmitry to check out the apartment. She told that he was hiding in an apartment rented by his brother, and a few hours later the killer was finally captured. Interrogations, trial and verdict During the investigation of the murders, the investigators: Developed 11 versions. 51 searches were carried out. Conducted more than 200 examinations. Interrogated more than 900 witnesses. Checked for involvement 272 suspects. Initially, Balakin denied any involvement in any of the attacks and murders. However, Elena Sosnina, Elena Toropova and Maria Perminova identified him as the criminal who attacked them. A DNA examination was also conducted, which showed that the sperm from Fedyakina's murder completely matched Balakin's. After this, he began to give confessions. On September 25, 2006, the court found Dmitry Balakin guilty of murdering three people, as well as multiple rapes and robberies, and sentenced him to life imprisonment in a special regime colony. The Supreme Court of Russia left the verdict unchanged. He served his sentence in the correctional colony "Mordovian Zone" in a village in the Zubovo-Polyansky District. A little later he was transferred to the Torbeevsky Central. In the media Criminal Chronicles: "Unbrindled instinct". References External links In Mordovia, a maniac who killed three female students received a life sentence. Tomsk Obzor (December 25, 2006). Accessed on June 20, 2013. Russian people with disabilities Russian rapists People from Saransk 1985 births Russian spree killers Living people