her go at the last moment and the operation failed. After some time the investigators decided to interrogate Shuvalov as a witness, but before they could ask any questions, he suddenly admitted to everything, despite the fact that all the evidence was indirect. On 11 June 1997 the Leningrad Regional Court sentenced Pavel Shuvalov to death. His last words in court were the following:Shuvalov, even after the sentencing, continued to rely on a pardon and wrote cassation complaints, but the verdict remained unchanged for a while, before eventually being replaced with life imprisonment. He died in prison in 2020. Pavel Shuvalov was serving his sentence in the "Mordovian Zone" prison in the village of Sosnovka in Mordovia. In the media Newsreel "Outside the Law", 1998. Documentary film "The Secret of the Nevsky Forest Park" from series "Criminal Russia" (NTV, 1998 год). Documentary film "Hunting for the Werewolf" from the series "Miltia Stories" (since 16 July 2016 this documentary cycle is called "Law is the Law"). Episode "Sheep's Skin", from the TV series "Secrets of Investigation-3". Episode "Forester", from the TV series "The Murderer's Profile". Episode "Maniac, which could not be." from the TV series "The composition of the crime". Actor Aleksandr Zherebko plays the role of Shuvalov. The film "Steel Butterfly" is based on Shuvalov's story. A song about Shuvalov was written by Russian rap artist "Glory of the CPSU". See also Alexander Sergeychik List of Russian serial killers References External links Pavel Shuvalov biography 1968 births 2020 deaths Male serial killers Criminals from Saint Petersburg Russian murderers of children Russian police officers convicted of murder Russian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Russian serial killers Prisoners sentenced to death by Russia Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Russia Russian people convicted of child sexual abuse Russian people who died in prison custody Russian rapists Serial killers who died in prison custody Serial killers who worked in law enforcement Soviet murderers of children Soviet people convicted of child sexual abuse Soviet rapists Soviet serial killers