▁one ▁day ▁they ▁noticed ▁Sh ip il ov ' s ▁h oney w agon ▁pass ▁by ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁has ▁disappeared . ▁Investig ators ▁learned ▁that ▁a ▁h oney w agon ▁from ▁the ▁U G - 4 2 / 1 4 ▁Col ony ▁often ▁passed ▁by ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁road . ▁Since ▁Sh ip il ov ' s ▁schedule ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁mur ders , ▁he ▁was ▁det ained . ▁Initial ly ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁against ▁him , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁Sh ip lov ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁any ▁evidence . ▁Later ▁Sh ip il ov ▁lost ▁his ▁n erve , ▁and ▁attempted ▁suic ide ▁by ▁cutting ▁his ▁ve ins . ▁He ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁ ▁do ctors , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁conf essed ▁to ▁comm itting ▁ 1 2 ▁mur ders , ▁including ▁the ▁three ▁before ▁his ▁conv iction . ▁During ▁his ▁inter rog ation , ▁he ▁calm ly ▁related ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁ra ped ▁and ▁killed ▁his ▁vict ims . ▁Dem on str ating ▁a ▁sharp ▁memory , ▁he ▁described ▁in ▁detail ▁the ▁at roc ities ▁and ▁pointed ▁out ▁the ▁bur ial ▁locations ▁with ▁great ▁accuracy . ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁investig ators ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁continue ▁killing , ▁he ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁even ▁" fig ured ▁out ▁different ▁ways ▁of ▁killing ▁his ▁vict ims ". ▁Despite ▁rap ing ▁each ▁victim , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁denied ▁sexual ▁grat ification ▁was ▁his