Court Views Photos of Ex-Mayor's Body from Granddaughter's Phone
The Samara Regional Court examined photos of former mayor Viktor Tarhov's body found on his granddaughter Ekaterina Tarhova's phone during a trial. Ekaterina is accused of murdering her grandfather and grandmother, with evidence including a photo report sent to Georgia and forensic findings from the crime scene.
Consensus
- The Samara Regional Court reviewed photographs of Viktor Tarhov's body on September 24.
- The photos were found on the phone of Ekaterina Tarhova, the former mayor's granddaughter.
- Ekaterina is suspected of murdering her grandfather Viktor Tarhov and grandmother Lyudmila Tarhov.
- The photos showed the body lying on the floor in a flat, with some parts covered by bandages.
- Ekaterina admitted guilt in the murders.
- The court examined evidence from the crime scene, including a voodoo doll, a written spell, trash bags, torn paper, two knives (one office), and blood and fabric fragments with male DNA.
- The prosecution alleges that the victims were poisoned with a substance obtained from Georgia, their bodies frozen with nitrogen, dismembered, and disposed of in trash bins.
- Other accomplices allegedly forged documents and attempted to sell property, including the company 'Novitrek,' co-owned by Viktor Tarhov.
- Ekaterina and her accomplice Dmitry Metreveli are accused of acting together from November 2024 to January 2025.
Points of divergence
- Ekaterina claimed she was in the apartment during the dismemberment and was looking out the window. — riamo
- Ekaterina's mother stated that alleged organizer Svetlana Metreveli demanded proof of the victims' suffering before death. — riamo
- Photos of documents and messages from alleged accomplices Dmitry Metreveli and Taisiya Kiselyova were found on Ekaterina's phone. — riamo
- Only photos of Viktor Tarhov were found on the phone — no similar images of Lyudmila Tarhova were present. — vesti
- The photos were allegedly sent to Georgia as a 'report' on Viktor Tarhov's death. — vesti
- Ekaterina's behavior changed after marriage, and she frequently asked her grandparents for money, leading to family conflicts. — vesti
- Ludmila Tarhova, the daughter of the victims, suggested the murder might have been contract-based. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- In court in Samara showed photos of former mayor Viktor Tarhov's body from granddaughter's phone — РИАМО
- Daughter who killed former Samara mayor Tarhov sent photo report about the crime — Вести
- "You are nobody!": in court they showed the correspondence of the daughter and granddaughter of the murdered former mayor of Samara — Вести
- Voodoo doll and spells: what was found in the apartment of the murdered former Samara mayor Tarhov — Вести
- Different sums: Tarhov's daughter stated that the ex-mayor's granddaughter was pulling money from him — Вести
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