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European extraction, tall and in his 20s or 30s. Using these clues, the investigators focused on everybody matching said description, including current and former students of KazGU, the homeless and people living in the area. At some point, they even had five operatives dress up as women in an attempt to lure out the killer, without success. Blood tests were administered to every resident of the area, including medical staff and the police officers themselves.
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her with a knife. Ivan led the crying girl into his basement, mercilessly raped and strangled her, then proceeded to cut off both her legs and throw them into the river, as well as extensively mutilate the rest of the body. After catching wind of
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who lived with his younger sister and mother, had a girlfriend, but had no job and had a conviction for rape. His blood was taken for examination, but forensic experts soon learned that there was no match, as Ivan's blood group was from the second group, not the third. He was released soon after, but
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after death. The body, hastily covered with snow, was later found by a 6-year-old making snowballs on the outskirts of KazGU, an experience which caused him to be unable to speak for several days. Her clothes had been torn apart, and although her purse was missing, investigators ruled out the
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