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stabbed and bludgeoned them, beheading Jalol while he was still alive. After this, he dragged away their bodies to separate locations and abandoned them. A young couple who were searching for a place to make out would later accidentally find one of the bodies in an abandoned building, and after noticing a blood trail leading them further away into the forest, the dispatched officers found the remaining two.
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Fearing that the man could potentially kill an innocent victim, Mazitov tracked down and identified the man as Holbek
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Anatoly that it's safe to come back. Mazitov dressed up as his girlfriend and lay in bed while the two other officers stayed on guard in the kitchen. After waiting for two days, Maistruk appeared and did his usual routine, but in the midst of his confusion, he was knocked
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