Kopeysk Maniac: The Life and Crimes of Vyacheslav Yaikov

Forensic expert and bestselling author "Autopsy Will Show" Alexey Reshetun invites you to immerse yourself in the chilling chronicle of one of the most complex investigations of the early 2000s. On May 23, 2003, the bodies of two strangled female graduates in school uniforms were discovered in Kopeysk — a brutal crime that became part of a series of six murders. The victims of the maniac were always women.
The book details the investigation process and the peculiarities of the work of investigators, medical experts, and psychiatrists. Before the reader appears the harsh reality of a mining town with its criminal environment.
At the center of the plot is Vyacheslav Yaikov, apprehended at the scene of the last murder. His story is a tragedy of a man with severe mental disorders, whose life became the backdrop for a series of brutal acts. The book reveals details of his condition, motives, methods, as well as a mother's desperate fight for her son in court. This is not just a chronicle of a serial killer but also a deep reflection on the influence of social factors on the development of criminal inclinations.