▁main ▁mot ive . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁words , ▁he ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁th irst ▁of ▁" cr ime ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁crime ". ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Ar kh angel sk ▁Regional ▁Court ▁conv icted ▁Sh ip il ov ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁mur ders ▁and ▁nine ▁ra pes . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁mor ator ium ▁in ▁Russia ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Russia ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁ver dict ▁without ▁change , ▁and ▁Sh ip il ov ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁Dol ph in ▁Pr ison ▁correction al ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sol - I let sk . ▁ ▁Post - sent encing ▁conf essions ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁conf essed ▁to ▁comm itting ▁several ▁more ▁cr imes . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Ar kh angel sk ▁Central , ▁where ▁he ▁s its ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁solit ary ▁cell . ▁He ▁conf essed ▁to ▁two ▁additional ▁mur ders ▁committed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁nine - and - a - half ▁years ▁of ▁imprison ment . ▁This ▁pun ishment ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁his ▁sentence ▁of ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁Exper ts ▁do ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁that ▁Sh ip il ov , ▁in