Vasiliy Kulik

Overview

Vasiliy Kulik was a Russian serial killer. He was responsible for the murders of 13 people (little boys, girls and elderly women) in Irkutsk between 1984 and 1986.

Timeline

• January 17, 1986 — Vasiliy Kulik was arrested and accused for 13 murders.
• June 26, 1989 — Executed by shot in the head.

Background

Vasiliy Kulik was born in 1956 in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, to a “decent and respected Russian family” and “a noble family.” His father was a Doctor of Biological Sciences and writer, and his mother was a school-director. Kulik left his house a few years later and began to work as a medic in the Irkutsk Station Emergency.

Kulik married and had two sons.

After Kulik was arrested, the police interviewed Kulik’s family. His mother told the police that her son “had grew weak and that he had limp.” She also said that her son tortured many animals and “had expressed clearly a male stereotype with his clothes and works trying to apparent a strong man.” Kulik’s sisters said he was a selfish person with much cruelty.

Kulik grew up in an insane ambient. When his father died, Kulik tried to commit suicide, and his mother and sisters tried to help him, but it was vain because Kulik began to be interested in the early sex and had many girlfriends.

At school, Kulik had been in love with a girl, but she moved to another city and he was alone in depression. After, Kulik’s mental health took a turn for the worse. At age of 20, he became interested in married women and had many relationships with them, practicing promiscuity, but he was betrayed by many of them and Kulik’s feelings were hurt.

The offence

In 1980 at age of 24, Kulik wrote a novel about a relationship with a 9-years-old girl with the only purpose of obtain sex with her.

In 1984 at age of 28, Kulik committed his first murder. He saw an elderly woman on the streets, drugged the woman with a double dose of drugs causing her to fall, then raped and strangled her. The woman died by ischemic heart disease.

The second victim was an 8-years-old little girl. The little girl fought exhaustively against Kulik, but he became in an aggressive behavior and murdered her.

The third victim was a 53-years-old woman. Kulik killed her with a firegun and with a kitchen knife.

Kulik’s other victims were 6 girls and boys aged 7 months - 2 years old and 7 elderly women. The oldest of them was 75 at the crime’s moment. The crimes were known because Kulik murdered many innocent and helpless people, especially crimes against babies aged 7 months and 2 years old.

Arrest

On January 17, 1986, on his 30th birthday, Vasiliy Kulik was arrested and accused for 13 murders.

Trial

After his arrest, Vasiliy Kulik was sentenced to death.

Sentencing

Kulik was sentenced to death.

Outcome

Vasiliy Kulik was executed by shot in the head on June 26, 1989.

Aftermath

The police never revealed when he was executed in the 1990s.