Aleksandr Komin (killer)
Alexander Komin | |
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| Born | Alexander Nikolayevich Komin 15 July 1953 Vyatskiye Polyany, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 15 June 1999 (aged 45) Kirov SIZO, Kirov, Russia |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Other names | "The Slaveholder" |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1995–1997 |
| Country | Russia |
| State | Kirov |
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.