A 16-year-old autistic boy died after being tortured in a Chelyabinsk psychiatric center. Surveillance video, forensic reports, and survivor testimonies reveal systematic abuse. Three staff members now face trial for abuse leading to death. From Russia with Fear exposes the horrors hidden in facilities meant to heal.

Two grandfathers brutally killed their young grandchildren — one in a drunken rage over crying, the other in a terrifying violent attack. Both men face severe prison sentences as courts await psychiatric reports. From Russia with Fear investigates these tragic cases to shed light on hidden domestic horrors and call for justice and prevention.

A nine‑year‑old boy in Krasnogorsk loses most of his fingers after picking up a booby‑trapped ten‑ruble note. Investigators suspect a planned diversion and have launched an attempted‑murder case. From Russia with Fear breaks down the attack, the investigation, and the community’s shock.

Police near Moscow arrest a married couple accused of stealing pet dogs across the region and selling them for meat. One killing is confirmed; more cases are under review. We follow the Leonov family’s loss of their border collie Sima, track the suspects’ prior 2019 case, and ask whether this time the courts will deliver real punishment.

In Saint Petersburg, 77-year-old tenant Nikolai Shapkin murdered and dismembered fashion designer Antonina Sergeeva, disposing of her remains in a grocery cart. Now declared insane, he will avoid prison and receive psychiatric treatment. From Russia with Fear investigates a case where horror meets impunity.

A soldier returning from war kills his bride on their wedding day. Another, back from the front, murders his wife during a birthday party. And in Tuva, a wrestling coach beats his wife to death after a year at war. From Russia with Fear investigates how violence learned on the battlefield is destroying families across Russia.

A rehab clinic in Pyatigorsk promised healing but became a house of torture. After the brutal death of Artem Khomenko, investigators revealed a regime of violence and abuse led by the center’s director. This episode exposes the horrors hidden in Russia’s rehab industry.

A successful businessman murders his ex-wife out of jealousy, leaving their six-year-old son orphaned. This episode explores the case of Ravil Osmanov, his pattern of abuse, and how domestic violence remains a deadly threat for women across Russia.

A shocking true story from Serov, Sverdlovsk region. Alexander Gook beheaded Olga Soroka, killed her six-year-old son, and then avoided a likely life sentence by signing a military contract and leaving for the war zone. We also tell the case of Mikhail Lobakov, convicted for torturing and murdering his wife, who went to the front and was later praised as a hero. This episode asks: what happens to justice when the battlefield becomes a way out of prison?

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we investigate the shocking murder of 11-year-old Nastya Yakina from Nizhny Tagil — killed by a neighbor who had previously been convicted of rape and later pardoned to fight in the war. The story reveals how Russia’s system of military pardons has allowed violent offenders to return to society, often with deadly results.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we uncover a shocking wave of mass prison escapes across Russia. Within just two days, ten dangerous inmates — including murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers — broke out of two correctional facilities in Lipetsk and Nerchinsk. Some dug a 70-meter tunnel, others simply walked away unnoticed. The story exposes a collapsing prison system: corruption, negligence, and the growing sense that no one is in control. Former prison officers, human rights activists, and locals weigh in on how Russia’s penitentiary system turned into a ticking time bomb.

In Sochi, a pardoned SVO veteran ran over his neighbor with his car after she asked him to turn down loud music. The woman survived but remains in critical condition with severe injuries. Investigators say the ex-soldier, who previously served time for reckless violence, had been terrorizing neighbors for months. Another case of postwar brutality spreading through Russia.

In Chelyabinsk, a war veteran who brutally stabbed his girlfriend to death in front of witnesses has been sentenced to only nine years in prison. The court cited his military service as a mitigating factor. Now, the convicted killer has applied to return to the war in Ukraine — potentially avoiding punishment entirely. A chilling story of violence, impunity, and the price of “heroism” in Russia.

In Krasnoyarsk, a 64-year-old pensioner hired a hitman — one of her debtors — to kill her close friend to avoid repaying a 200,000-ruble loan. The murder-for-debt plot shocked Russia with its cruelty and cynicism. We reveal how a mild-looking grandmother turned into a calculating killer, the accomplice who betrayed her, and why cases like this are becoming disturbingly common.

In Moscow, restaurateur Viktor Mishachev’s SUV was blown up in a “nineteen‐nineties” style hit, wounding him, his young son and a bystander. Hours later, police arrested his business partner and found a private arsenal of rifles, pistols, armour and bomb‐making materials. We unpack the blast, the rivalries that may have sparked it, and the hunt for accomplices in one of the city’s most brazen attempts on a businessman’s life.

A war-pardoned Wagner fighter returns to his Yakut village and, during a night of heavy drinking, bludgeons one neighbor with a crowbar and hacks an award-winning teacher to death with an axe. Sentenced to twenty years, he could still walk free while middle-aged — or sign another military contract and erase the slate again. This episode examines how the prison-front-freedom pipeline fuels a rising wave of post-war murders.

In Saratov, a pardoned SVO veteran murdered his girlfriend in her workplace after she tried to end their relationship. The brutal stabbing, caught on security cameras, is part of a disturbing pattern: killers released from prison to fight in Ukraine, then returning to commit new crimes — and sometimes seeking to avoid punishment by returning to war. We break down the loopholes, the numbers, and the consequences for ordinary families.

In Chulman (Yakutia), a 12-year-old girl was fatally mauled by a pack of about fifteen stray dogs in broad daylight. Despite a four-hour surgery, she died from catastrophic injuries. The attack sparked protests, a negligence case against officials, and a desperate debate over capture programs, sterilization, and vigilante “culls.” We trace the warning signs residents raised for months—and what real prevention would look like.

In Tolyatti, a 13-year-old girl brutally murdered her two little sisters while their parents were away at the police station. Investigators say jealousy, domestic violence, and mental illness may have driven her to kill. The story reveals a family’s hidden fractures, a system’s blind spots, and the haunting question of what justice means when the killer is still a child.

A Moscow trial exposes one of Russia’s most brutal criminal gangs — the “Black Realtors.” For nearly a decade, they kidnapped and starved lonely pensioners, forcing them to sign over their apartments before leaving them to die. With fake lawyers, forged heirs, and even ex‑policemen on their payroll, the group made over 240 million rubles. This episode reveals how greed, corruption, and indifference turned real estate into murder.