He was a businessman with a collapsing empire, drowning in gambling debts and secret loans taken out in his wife’s name. When the truth came out, he didn't just lose everything—he took everything. In this devastating episode of From Russia with Crime, we uncover the story behind Nikolai Bulankin, who murdered his pregnant wife and one-and-a-half-year-old daughter with a meat cleaver, then tried to take his own life. A tragic end to a life built on lies. Listen now.
He was a businessman with a collapsing empire, drowning in gambling debts and secret loans taken out in his wife’s name. When the truth came out, he didn't just lose everything—he took everything. In this devastating episode of From Russia with Crime, we uncover the story behind Nikolai Bulankin, who murdered his pregnant wife and one-and-a-half-year-old daughter with a meat cleaver, then tried to take his own life. A tragic end to a life built on lies. Listen now.