Maxim Vladimirovich Petrov is a Russian serial killer, convicted for the killing of 11 people in St Petersburg between 1999 and 2000.
10 Facts About Maxim Petrov
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Maxim Petrov was sentenced to life imprisonment and is suspected to have killed up to 19 people until his arrest.
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Maxim Vladimirovich Petrov worked as an emergency doctor in St Petersburg, living in the central Vasilievsky Island area of the city.
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Maxim Petrov had been married twice and has three children, one from his first marriage and two from his second marriage.
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In 1997, Maxim Petrov began robbing his patients by visiting their homes unannounced and usually in the morning when relatives would be at work.
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Maxim Petrov committed his first murder on 2 February 1999 during his thirtieth robbery, when he was interrupted by the daughter of an anaesthetised patient who returned home while he was stealing.
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Maxim Petrov stabbed the daughter with a screwdriver and then strangled the unconscious patient with a stocking.
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On his arrest, Maxim Petrov admitted to the murders but recanted his confession a few months later, blaming it on the intense psychological pressure he had endured while in custody.
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Maxim Petrov was suspected of committing 19 murders but tried for just 17.
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In 2002, Maxim Petrov was found guilty of 11 murders and was sentenced by judge Valentina Kudriashova to life imprisonment.