Stanislav Rogolev
Stanislav Ivanovich Rogolev (, 14 February 1941 – 19 June 1984) was a Soviet serial killer. For one and a half years he attacked 21 women, killing ten of them. In 1980, Rogolev was convicted four times, and charged once with rape. According to writer Alexander Chekhlov, Rogolev was the informer of Aloizs Vaznis, a police officer, who, in turn, tried to shield Rogolev. In particular, he gave Rogolev full information about the crimes, fabricating a confession in which he could be declared insane. It was also believed that Rogolev had information about the progress of the investigation. According to  a writer and lawyer Andris Grūtups, Rogolev was a secret agent of the deputy minister, General Anrijs Kavalieris. Investigation. To catch the maniac, a special detective group was formed. It is believed that Rogolev had information about the investigation process and because of that evaded the detective group for longer. After the murder in the "Jūras Perle" group, police experts went on an unprecedented measure: they took fingerprints from all the bottles that were on the tables that evening. And they then calculated Rogolev's fingerprints. After the criminal was put on the wanted list, his accomplice Svāre turned himself  in to the Dubulti militia and suggested that Rogolev possibly resided in Ulbroka. The police, after this incident, received an informal order not to take him alive. Rogolev was detained by two young police officers, who did not know about the unofficial order. He tried to escape during the detention, but Rogolev was incapacitated by the officers and fell down on the ground. Evidence and tools from the crimes were found in his apartment. Rogolev himself willingly confessed after the detention. Psychiatric examination under the leadership of Prof. Shostakovich from the Serbsky Center recognized Rogolev as sane. The lawyer tried  to appeal this decision, arguing that during the war Rogolev and his mother were bombed and buried alive, and excavated only after a few hours. All his life Rogolev had suffered from hallucinations, drank diazepam and other potent medicines, which, when paired with alcohol could cause increased aggressiveness. And in prison he was always beaten, because he was convicted for rape. Rogolev was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad in Leningrad on 19 June 1984. The case was conducted by the investigator for special cases Jānis Skrastiņš.