Alexander Vasilyev (serial killer)
Alexander Vasilyev | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Nikolayevich Vasilyev 31 March 1958 |
| Died | 28 January 2020 (aged 61) |
| Other names | "The Black Angel" |
| Convictions | Murder x17 Assault x13 Lewd and lascivious acts with a minor |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years, commuted to 21 years and ten months |
| Details | |
| Victims | 17 |
Span of crimes | 1997–2001 |
| Country | Russia |
| State | Krasnoyarsk |
Date apprehended | August 2001 |
Alexander Nikolayevich Vasilyev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Васильев; (31 March 1958 – 28 January 2020), known as The Black Angel (Russian: Черный ангел), was a Russian serial killer who committed 17 murders in Krasnoyarsk from 1997 to 2001, out of an apparent homicidal mania. Despite the severity of his crimes, he was given a relatively lenient 25-year sentence, which was successfully reduced on appeal to 21 years and 10 months.