Nikolai Dzhumagaliev
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev | |
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Николай Жұмағалиев | |
Dzhumagaliev in 1980 | |
| Born | Nikolai Espolovich Dzhumagaliev 15 November 1952 |
| Other names | Железный Клык ("Metal Fang"), Kolya the Maneater, the Almaty Cannibal, Dzhuma, Satan |
| Convictions | Negligent homicide, criminal possession of a weapon (1979) Murder (2014) |
| Criminal penalty | Compulsory treatment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 10+ |
| Date | 1979–1980; 1989–1990 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| States | Alma-Ata Region, Aktyubinsk |
Date apprehended | 19 December 1980 (first time) 1991 (second time) |
Nikolai Espolūly Jumağaliev (Kazakh: Николай Есполұлы Жұмағалиев, Russified as Dzhumagaliev, Russian: Николай Есполович Джумагалиев; born 15 November 1952) is a Soviet serial killer who killed ten people in the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) between 1979 and 1990. He was nicknamed "Metal Fang" due to his dental crowns.
Between 1979 and 1980, Dzhumagaliev killed and cannibalized eight women, having also served a brief prison sentence for the accidental killing of a male co-worker during this time. He was institutionalized in 1980, but escaped custody in 1988. Dzhumagaliev remained a fugitive for two years committing at least one additional murder while on the run before his recapture in 1991.