by the head of the St. Petersburg Detective Police Vladimir Filippov. Radkevich committed his last murder on September 19, 1909. On that day he, according to the scenario of July 14, lured the prostitute Maria Budocnikov to the hotel "Kiao", where he inflicted 35 stab wounds, robbed her and then left a note on the bed:But the bellhop was vigilant, and when he saw Budocnikova's corpse through the keyhole, he made a slight noise. Radkevich tried to resist the bellhop by hitting him with a knife, but hotel employees arrived on time to detain Radkevich. Trial, sentence and death Initially, Radkevich was placed in the psychiatric hospital of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which was on the bank of the Pryazhkha River. Psychiatrists' opinions were divided - according to some, he was a sadist, fully responsible for his actions, and according to others - a degenerate with congenital defects in captivity false superidea. On March 10, 1912, a jury trial took place, which sentenced Nikolay Radkevich to eight years in the katorga. In the autumn of 1916 he was killed by fellow inmates while serving his sentence. See also List of Russian serial killers References 1880s births 1916 deaths Male serial killers Criminals from Saint Petersburg Serial killers from the Russian Empire Serial killers murdered in prison custody