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Ever since his release, Rjabkov had befriended 35-year-old Valeri Kornatšjov, a fellow murderer who had also been released from prison. The pair often drank alcohol together, soon befriending a 49-year-old man named Stepan. The trio often visited Stepan's apartment, sometimes accompanied by
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In late 1994, Rjabkov got into an argument with two brothers named
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