▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁committed ▁a ▁ra pe . ▁The ▁victim ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁other ▁sources , ▁he ▁let ▁her ▁go ), ▁and ▁she ▁reported ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁Sh ip il ov ▁was ▁subsequently ▁arrested . ▁In ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁a ▁be ad ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁orn aments ▁was ▁found . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁eight ▁more ▁ra pes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Prim or sky ▁District ▁Court ▁sent enced ▁him ▁to ▁eight ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁regime ▁col ony . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁even ▁sus pected ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁mur ders . ▁ ▁Later , ▁while ▁serving ▁his ▁life ▁sentence , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁ra pe : ▁the ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁with ▁the ▁woman ▁had ▁been ▁by ▁mut ual ▁agreement , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁submitted ▁a ▁statement ▁" in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁money ▁from ▁it ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁col ony ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁Col ony ▁U G - 4 2 / 1 4 ▁in ▁Vel sk , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁scheme ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁commit ▁all ▁his ▁cr imes . ▁In ▁this ▁col ony ▁the ▁so - called ▁bes kon vo yn aya ▁{ бе ско н вой ная ▁-