▁pro sec utor ▁of ▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁region , ▁Vladimir ▁Mur avy ov , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁inc rim inate ▁himself ▁and ▁admit ▁that , ▁together ▁with ▁Mik he ye v , ▁ra ped ▁and ▁killed ▁Sav ely e va . ▁After ▁recognition , ▁Fro lov ▁indicated ▁a ▁fict it ious ▁place ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁buried ▁a ▁cor pse . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 - 1 9 , ▁A . ▁Mik he ye v ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁int ensive ▁inter rog ations . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁det ained ▁for ▁storing ▁am mun ition , ▁the ▁police ▁inter rog ated ▁him ▁about ▁ ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁M . ▁Sav ely e va ’ s ▁disapp earance . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁conf ession ▁of ▁Fro lov ▁and ▁the ▁un success ful ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁cor pse , ▁Mik he ye v ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁tort ure ▁using ▁electric ▁shock . ▁Under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁tort ure ▁and ▁thre ats , ▁Ale k sey ▁Mik he ye v ▁conf essed ▁to ▁ra pe ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁Sav ely e va , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁conf ess ▁to ▁several ▁more ▁un sol ved ▁mur ders , ▁which ▁he ▁also ▁agreed ▁to . ▁After ▁receiving ▁a ▁conf ession , ▁the ▁police ▁officers ▁stopped ▁tort uring ▁Mik he ye v . ▁Probably ▁in ▁a ▁st unn ed ▁state ▁after ▁being ▁tort ured , ▁Mik he ye v ▁le apt