Vladimir Romanov (serial killer)
Vladimir Romanov | |
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| Born | Vladimir Ivanovich Romanov 5 December 1950 |
| Died | 12 October 2006 (aged 55) Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Other names | "The Kaliningrad Maniac" "The Bagrationvosky Maniac" "The Taxi Driver" |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Died by suicide before he could be sentenced |
| Details | |
| Victims | 12+ |
Span of crimes | 1991–2005 |
| Country | Soviet Union, later Russia |
| State | Kaliningrad |
Date apprehended | 27 September 2006 |
Vladimir Ivanovich Romanov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Романов; 5 December 1950 – 12 October 2006), known as the Kaliningrad Maniac (Russian: Калининградский маньяк, romanized: Kaliningradsky manyak), was a Soviet-Russian serial killer and child rapist. Between 1991 and 2005, he committed at least 12 murders associated with rape.