Case on Usoltsevs' Disappearance May Be Closed
Moscow, September 27. The criminal case regarding the disappearance of the Usoltsev family in Krasnoyarsk Krai may be terminated if it is established that they were not victims of a crime, reported TASS. Dmitry Kravchenko, lawyer of the First Krasnoyarsk Regional Bar Association, stated this.
Consensus
- The criminal case related to the disappearance of the Usoltsev family may be terminated if it is definitively established that they were not victims of a crime.
- The family went missing in September 2025 during a hiking trip in Krasnoyarsk Krae.
- The case was opened after the family failed to maintain contact following their departure.
- The family consisted of Sergey and Irina Usoltsev and their 5-year-old daughter.
- There are no fixed time limits for such investigations.
- The investigation may be extended or paused and resumed as needed.
- The case may be closed only if non-criminal causes are confirmed, such as an accident, animal attack, or voluntary disappearance.
- The lead investigator stated that the priority remains the accident hypothesis.
Points of divergence
- The family departed on September 27, 2025, and their vehicle was a Skoda. — vm
- The family left from a recreation base and the car was found on October 2, 2025, near the village of Kutyurchin. — vedomosti
- Specialists reconstructed the family's route step by step. — vm
- The active search phase ended on October 12, 2025. — vedomosti
- The search may yield results in autumn, due to fallen leaves and sparse vegetation enabling aerial observation. — riamo
- The head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai and Khakassia, Alexey Yeremin, stated in December 2025 that the accident hypothesis remains the priority. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Criminal case on disappearance of Usol'tsevs family may be terminated if investigation reliably establishes that they did not become victims of a crime — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Expert named conditions for ending investigation into disappearance of Usol'tsevs — РИАМО
- The Usoltsev case will be closed with the version of the crime excluded — Ведомости
- What could lead to the termination of the investigation into the disappearance of the Usoltsev family — Вечерняя Москва
- Conditions for terminating the investigation into the disappearance of the Usol'tsevs are named — Вести
Key entities
- Usoltsevoyev
- Dmitry Kravchenko
- First Krasnoyarsk Territorial Collegium of Advocates
- TASS
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Moscow
- Sergey Usoltsev
- Kuturchinskoye Belogorie
- Kuturchinskoye Belogorye
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