Aleksandr Komin (killer)

Alexander Komin
Born
Alexander Nikolayevich Komin

(1953-07-15)15 July 1953
Died15 June 1999(1999-06-15) (aged 45)
Kirov SIZO, Kirov, Russia
Cause of deathSuicide
Other names"The Slaveholder"
ConvictionMurder
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
1995–1997
CountryRussia
StateKirov
Date apprehended
21 July 1997

Alexander Nikolayevich Komin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Ко́мин, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Komin; 15 July 1953 – 15 June 1999), known as The Slaveholder (Russian: Рабовладелец, Rabovladyelyets), was a Russian enslaver and serial killer. At various times from 1995 to 1997, he kept six people as prisoners in a 9-metre-deep bunker under his garage. Four of his prisoners were eventually murdered.

Komin was featured in several documentaries, including "Cooperative Prisoner" (1998) from the series Criminal Russia, Bunker. The modern version (2015) from the series "The investigation was conducted..." and a documentary film which appeared on Japanese television from the series Maniacs of the 20th Century.