▁this ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁official ▁car ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁dis cret ion . ▁ ▁Initial ▁cr imes ▁The ▁first ▁murder ▁Sh ip il ov ▁committed ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁ro bb ed ▁and ▁then ▁killed ▁a ▁woman . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁conf ess ▁to ▁this ▁crime ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ra pes ▁and ▁mur ders ▁began . ▁While ▁Sh ip il ov ▁was ▁driving ▁his ▁tr uck , ▁he ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁fellow ▁travel er . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁while ▁in eb ri ated , ▁the ▁woman ▁agreed ▁to ▁an ▁int imate ▁relationship . ▁However , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁then ▁killed ▁the ▁woman , ▁st abb ing ▁her ▁multiple ▁times . ▁The ▁bla de ▁broke ▁during ▁the ▁killing ▁and ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁victim ' s ▁body . ▁Later ▁Sh ip il ov ▁admitted ▁to ▁being ▁afraid ▁that ▁the ▁victim ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁his ▁house ▁and ▁tell ▁his ▁wife ▁about ▁the ▁bet ray al . ▁He ▁buried ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁cor pse ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Ar kh angel sk ' s ▁brick works . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁killed ▁two ▁more ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way . ▁Another ▁woman ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁The ▁vict ims ' ▁bodies ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Prim or sky ▁District ; ▁they ▁were ▁found ▁only ▁after ▁Sh ip il ov ▁was ▁captured .