Maniac Gaskov Sentenced to Life for 10 Murders

Moscow, September 28: The Moscow Regional Court sentenced 51-year-old Alexey Gaskov to life imprisonment for the murder of nine women and one man.

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Alexey Gaskov was sentenced to life in prison by the Moscow Oblast Court.
The court found Gaskov guilty of ten murders committed between March and November 2002 in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and Novosibirsk Oblast.
Gaskov targeted victims in parks and public places, luring them under false pretenses to secluded areas.
In these attacks, he committed sexual violence and then killed his victims.
Gaskov admitted guilt and expressed remorse during the trial.
He was also convicted of sexually abusing his underage stepdaughter in Novosibirsk from 2020 to 2024.
The court ordered Gaskov to pay 3 million rubles in compensation to the victim's family.
Gaskov was previously arrested in 2002 and again in 2006 for other crimes.
Gaskov was a close friend of another serial killer, Mikhail Yudin.
The investigation into the 2002 murders was reopened in 2024 based on archival review.

Gaskov was born in July 1975 in Berdsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, and his father is unknown. — vm
Gaskov claimed to have committed over 100 murders and stated he began killing in 1995. — fontanka
Gaskov was 51 years old at the time of sentencing. — meduza
The prosecution stated that Gaskov's victims included seven women, one man, and two 17-year-old girls. — interfax
Gaskov was first arrested in December 2002, but his involvement in the Berdsk crimes was not confirmed at that time. — vedomosti
Gaskov was sentenced for the murder of nine women and one man. — kommerant
Gaskov was a student at VGIK in 2002. — vesti
The court sentenced Gaskov for the murder of ten people. — tg_tass_agency