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Commentary on the death of maniac Anatoly Onoprienko

Commentary on the death of maniac Anatoly Onoprienko

2013, 1 min

August 27, 2013, Zhytomyr.

A plot about the death of serial killer Anatoly Onopriyenko in Zhytomyr Penitentiary Institution No. 8. Footage of the institution, Onopriyenko in a cell, closed from filming, a telephone comment by the spokesman for the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine, Igor Andrushko, about the death of the maniac, investigative videos from the apartment where the killer was detained, Onopriyenko behind bars in court.

Reference: Anatoly Onopriyenko is a Ukrainian serial and mass murderer. Between 1989 and 1996, he killed 52 people: 9 victims from June 14 to August 16, 1989 and 43 victims from October 5, 1995 to March 22, 1996.

The sentence in the Onopriyenko case was 4 weeks, without days off. On April 1, 1999, the judge read out the verdict for a total of 12 hours. The court found Onoprienko guilty on all counts of the crimes and sentenced him to death by firing squad. However, in 2000, Leonid Kuchma signed an order completely abolishing the death penalty in Ukraine. As a result, Anatoly Onoprienko’s sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He died on August 27, 2013 from heart failure.