During his time on earth, Anatoly Onoprienko himself had many nicknames, including Citizen O, The Terminator and The Beast of Ukraine. The meaning of these names should be taken literally, as this man was actually a serial killer who lost 52 lives before his doomsday.
In his statement, Anatoly hinted that his unstable childhood contributed to turning him into a worthless monster for human life. What is even more disturbing is the fact that he carried out the murders on orders from an inner voice, not because the victims were threatening him. Read more jaw-dropping details about the Soviet-Ukrainian killer and how he was caught.
The biography of Anatoly Onoprienko
His birth was nothing differentJuly 25, 1959, although he became a monster. He was taken in by his parents in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, as the second son. Anatoly was born thirteen years after the arrival of his brother Valentin. His father, Yuri Onoprienko, was a World War II veteran, decorated for his bravery.
At the age of four, Anatoly Onoprienko lost his mother and this marked the beginning of his unstable life. First, he was in the care of his grandparents and aunt before his father took him to an orphanage. Onoprienko was trapped, not least because his brother had to stay with his father during his dismissal. The grievance he accumulated in his heart after that turned him into the monster he has become.
Anatoly Onoprienko was one of them. He only engaged in robbery and found joy in killing his victims and any unfortunate witnesses.
Facts about the Soviet-Ukrainian serial killer – Anatoly Onoprienko
- His life of crime started small
Onoprienko and his accomplice, SergeiRogozin used to break into people’s houses while they slept and take what they thought was useful. There is no record of the exact number of these burglaries committed at the time, but they were committed in isolated houses and no one was injured. It is noteworthy that the first murder committed during their operations was the day that Onoprienko severed ties with Rogozin.
Subsequently, Anatoly Onoprienko let out boiling sonrage on the inhabitants of the houses he robbed. From silent burglary, he began to smash down front doors, ready to take on any life that stood in his way. After killing his victims, he would then look for things to steal.
- He may have committed more murders than he confessed to
During his hearing, Anatoly Onoprienko confessed to 52 people, most of them were families. However, his assassination spree began in 1989 with two family murders, but his subsequent murders took place in 1995 and 1996 before his capture. To this day, there is no explanation of what he has done in the past five years.
- His victims
In 1989, Onoprienko and Rogozin committed their first recorded murder, killing a family of ten during a robbery. The family consisted of eight children and two adults. the same year, Onoprienko, now operating alone, killed five people who were sleeping in a car he planned to rob. An 11-year-old boy was among the group and they were subsequently burned. His next murder took place in the last month of 1995. He robbed the house of the Zaichenko family, consisting of four people, shot them and set the house on fire. The following year (January 1996), another family of four followed. He shot them and killed them and left the same fate to a male witness who had the misfortune to walk around.
In the same month, he recorded four more murders in different incidents. He stopped cars on the Berdyansk-Dnieprovs’k highway, killing the occupants. Kasai, Savitsky, Kochergina and an unidentified body were his victims. He then robbed the house of the Pilat family, made up of five people, killed and set fire to it. Two witnesses – Kondzela and Zakharko were also killed to cover up the crime. To conclude the first month of the year, Anatoly Onoprienko shot dead Marusina and her two sons, as well as Zagranichniy, a visitor.
In February 1996, the beast of Ukraine killed nine people. First of all, it was the Dubchak family, consisting of father, mother, son and daughter. Their murders were followed by that of the Bodnarchuk family consisting of the parents and their two daughters. A neighbor who happened to be at the time was also killed by Onoprienko. His last known massacre was perpetrated in the Novosad family. He killed all four family members and set them on fire on March 22, 1996.
- Capture and Death
At first, 26-year-old Yury Mozola was apprehended by authorities as a suspect in the murders. He was then tortured to death for refusing to confess. A few weeks later, Anatoly Onoprienk was arrested following a manhunt. His cousin reportedly returned him after discovering weapons in his possession. He was then residing with the relative but was expelled.
Due to the ban on the death penalty, Anatoly escaped life imprisonment. He eventually died of heart failure while serving his sentence. He died on August 27, 2013 at the age of 54.