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Anatoly Moskvin - a Russian former linguist was arrested in 2011 after the mummified bodies of 26 girls and women between the ages of 3 and 29 were discovered in his apartment (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by EsteemedRectangle@lemmynsfw.com to c/creepywikipedia@lemmy.world

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Anatoly Moskvin is a Russian former linguist, philologist, and historian who was arrested in 2011 after the mummified bodies of twenty-six girls and women between the ages of 3 and 29 were discovered in his apartment in Nizhny Novgorod. After exhuming the bodies from local cemeteries, Moskvin mummified the bodies himself before dressing and posing them around his home. Moskvin's parents, who shared the apartment with him, knew of the mummies but mistook them for large dolls.

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[–] toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ughh.... Well, at least he didn't kill them himself, I suppose.

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

That is exactly what I thought. Especially when he had a 3yo.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I don't agree with the arrest. He didn't harm anyone. He clearly needs to be in a institution not Jail

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

he was put it a mental institution tho

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm sure the families of the dead are very happy and unharmed by this. By the way he is in a mental health facility, not jail

[–] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Let's do it with your mom and put slutty clothes on her. Maybe cop a little feelsy. No biggie right? We good?

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh baby you gonna have a bad day because I don't give a shit and neither does my mom. After she is gone it's just meat. Also I guess you are dislexic because I didn't say it was ok, just that he has a severe mental problem and need help in a institution

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm sorry, "knew of the mummies but mistook them for large dolls"???

[–] EsteemedRectangle@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’m taking it that his parents were elderly, and could not ever dream of their son doing such a thing.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

But their son having 29 human sized dolls was just fine and not weird at all

[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Watch the video by Russian police, he added them masks, they look like real size dolls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8wcPP0kp4

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah thanks but no thanks. Even if they're wearing masks that feels creepy and invasive.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Right? And even if they're dolls. Your middle aged son having 29, human sized dolls in the house IS STILL FUCKED UP AND WEIRD. and it's a sign that your son has severe issues.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I'm kinda not buying his parent's story that they thought they were dolls

[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The sense of smell (usually) diminishes during "old age" so his parents might not have even smelled whatever the hell that house smelled like.