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Anatoly Moskvin - a Russian former linguist was arrested in 2011 after the mummified bodies of 26 girls and women between the ages of 3 and 29 were discovered in his apartment (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Anatoly Moskvin is a Russian former linguist, philologist, and historian who was arrested in 2011 after the mummified bodies of twenty-six girls and women between the ages of 3 and 29 were discovered in his apartment in Nizhny Novgorod. After exhuming the bodies from local cemeteries, Moskvin mummified the bodies himself before dressing and posing them around his home. Moskvin's parents, who shared the apartment with him, knew of the mummies but mistook them for large dolls.

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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don't agree with the arrest. He didn't harm anyone. He clearly needs to be in a institution not Jail

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

he was put it a mental institution tho

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm sure the families of the dead are very happy and unharmed by this. By the way he is in a mental health facility, not jail

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm sorry, "knew of the mummies but mistook them for large dolls"???

[–] EsteemedRectangle@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m taking it that his parents were elderly, and could not ever dream of their son doing such a thing.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

But their son having 29 human sized dolls was just fine and not weird at all

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Right? And even if they're dolls. Your middle aged son having 29, human sized dolls in the house IS STILL FUCKED UP AND WEIRD. and it's a sign that your son has severe issues.

[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Watch the video by Russian police, he added them masks, they look like real size dolls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8wcPP0kp4

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah thanks but no thanks. Even if they're wearing masks that feels creepy and invasive.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm kinda not buying his parent's story that they thought they were dolls

[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The sense of smell (usually) diminishes during "old age" so his parents might not have even smelled whatever the hell that house smelled like.

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ughh.... Well, at least he didn't kill them himself, I suppose.

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That is exactly what I thought. Especially when he had a 3yo.