Investigation into missing Usol'tsev family may be suspended
The investigation into the disappearance of the Usol'tsev family in Krasnoyarsk Krai may be suspended due to the expiration of the preliminary investigation deadline and lack of reliable information, despite extensive searches and multiple theories. The family vanished on September 28, 2025, near the village of Kutyurchin.
Consensus
- The investigation into the disappearance of the Usol’tsev family in Krasnoyarsk Kray may be suspended.
- The preliminary investigation deadline has expired.
- No reliable information has been found about what happened to the family.
- The family disappeared on September 28, 2024, near the village of Kutyurchin.
- The case was opened under Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder of two or more persons).
- Active searches ended on October 12, 2025.
- Three initial versions were considered: accident, crime, and voluntary departure.
- Over a hundred witnesses were interviewed, including residents, tour base staff, and relatives.
- The maximum duration for extending the preliminary investigation is 12 months.
- The practice is to suspend the investigation after the deadline if search efforts yield no results.
Points of divergence
- The priority version remains that of an accident. — gazeta_spb
- Sergey Nurmagomedov, a rescuer, expressed doubts about the accident theory, citing lack of tracks, signs, or personal belongings. — gazeta_spb
- Valentin Degtyarev, a family acquaintance, claims the family should be searched for near a yurt in Kutyurchin, suggesting a possible meeting or criminal involvement. — gazeta_spb
- Degtyarev doubts the family went on a hike, citing they brought a Corgi dog and a small child. — gazeta_spb
- Degtyarev believes the family may have been lured to the yurt, where foreign workers were present on the day of disappearance. — gazeta_spb
- Online witnesses claim to have seen the family enter the property, but no one confirms they left. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (2 sources)
- Investigators may suspend the case on the missing Usol'tsevs family - SPB Gazeta - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Lawyer allowed suspension of investigation into Usol'tsev case — РИАМО