the victim's husband was convicted. By that time he had served most of the term - 7 out of 12 years. The verdict against him was later abolished, and the murder correctly imputed to Ivanov. Yuri Ivanov himself asked for the death penalty, and in 1989, he was sentenced to death. Before the execution he asked to arrange a meeting with his daughter, but she refused. In 1989, Ivanov was executed by firing squad. In the media Documentary film "The Involuntary Murderer" from the series "Legends of the Soviet Investigation". See also List of serial killers by country List of serial killers by number of victims References External links "Legends of the Soviet investigation" - "The Involuntary Murderer" 1956 births 1989 deaths Executed Soviet serial killers Kazakhstani serial killers Male serial killers Murder in Kazakhstan People executed by the Soviet Union by firing squad People executed for murder People from Oskemen Soviet rapists Violence against women in Kazakhstan