Oleg Naumov

Mass murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: Russia
Location: Sakhalin Island, Russia
Date of birth: 1977
Age at first offence: 21
Characteristics: drug addict
Victim profile: His commander and six soldiers
Method of murder: Shooting
Date(s) of murder: January 26, 1998
Years active: 1998
Date of arrest: Same day
Status: Life imprisonment
Sentenced to life in prison May 2001

Case Summary

Case record

Background

Pvt. Oleg Naumov was a glue-sniffing Russian soldier on guard duty in the far eastern island of Sakhalin. He had been abusing drugs since age 13 and had a criminal record that his commanders did not know about. Colonel-General Viktor Klishin was deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces. Gen. Mikhail Klishin was deputy chief of the general staff.

The offence

On January 28, 1998, Pvt. Oleg Naumov went on a rampage killing seven soldiers.

While under the influence of acetone fumes, Naumov pick-axed one comrade, who escaped alive. Naumov then grabbed an army-issued AK and killed his commander and six others.

Naumov attacked a fellow soldier with an ax, then grabbed an automatic rifle and shot his commander and a private at a guard post, four soldiers in the base canteen, and four more in a restroom. Seven of those attacked died of their wounds. Naumov escaped taking three spare magazines for his automatic rifle with him.

Investigation

Military officials reported the slayings as multiple slayings in the Russian armed forces.

About midnight, a police group identified Naumov’s hiding place in a building at the outskirts of the settlement of Pobedino.

Arrest

Naumov was detained five hours later and hospitalized under heavy sedation. He was arrested after a quick fight that involved no shooting.

Trial

Naumov confessed to inhaling acetone vapors while on duty Monday. He claimed to have no recollection of the killings.

Sentencing

Naumov was sentenced to life in prison May 2001.

Outcome

Seven soldiers were killed in the rampage.

Other details

A day before the rampage, a soldier shot a fellow serviceman to death and deserted his post on the outskirts of Moscow. Military officials described the episode as part of an increasingly common pattern of violence in the Russian army.

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