In this chilling episode of From Russia with Crime, we investigate a horrifying double murder that shook Moscow in 2024. A respected Central Bank employee, Alexander Lipatov, suddenly suffered a psychotic break. He threw his two-year-old son and wife out the window of their 16th-floor apartment — in full view of stunned neighbors. What caused this respected man to snap? Was it burnout, untreated schizophrenia, or something else entirely? We walk you through the events of that morning, the discovery of disturbing drawings and pills, and Lipatov’s shocking explanation: he believed his family were demons. And just when you think it can’t get worse — he asks to be sent to war.
In this chilling episode of From Russia with Crime, we investigate a horrifying double murder that shook Moscow in 2024. A respected Central Bank employee, Alexander Lipatov, suddenly suffered a psychotic break. He threw his two-year-old son and wife out the window of their 16th-floor apartment — in full view of stunned neighbors. What caused this respected man to snap? Was it burnout, untreated schizophrenia, or something else entirely? We walk you through the events of that morning, the discovery of disturbing drawings and pills, and Lipatov’s shocking explanation: he believed his family were demons. And just when you think it can’t get worse — he asks to be sent to war.