From Russia with crime

Stabbed His Lover and Went to Fight in the War

Episode Summary

In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we tell the chilling true story of Alexander Katin, a 54-year-old man from Nizhnevartovsk who stabbed his long-time mistress, Natalia Dracheva, in front of witnesses and surveillance cameras. What began as a secret affair ended with blood on the pavement and a family destroyed. But instead of serving his 13-year sentence, Katin signed up for the war in Ukraine, joining the growing number of violent criminals Russia sends to the front.

Episode Notes

In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we tell the chilling true story of Alexander Katin, a 54-year-old man from Nizhnevartovsk who stabbed his long-time mistress, Natalia Dracheva, in front of witnesses and surveillance cameras. What began as a secret affair ended with blood on the pavement and a family destroyed. But instead of serving his 13-year sentence, Katin signed up for the war in Ukraine, joining the growing number of violent criminals Russia sends to the front.