Police Officer Calls in the Body He Just Left There

Police Officer Calls in the Body He Just Left There: The Serial Murders of Mijail Popkov For nearly two decades, the same man who murdered over eighty women in Siberia appeared at crime scenes wearing the uniform that gave him access to his victims. He radioed in discoveries. He took notes. He spoke with colleagues. No one realized the Siberian Werewolf was standing right beside them. This investigation explores the impossible gap between visibility and invisibility-how a disciplined, impeccable officer passed a psychological evaluation with red flags, how forty-five thousand suspects were processed while the killer attended case meetings, and why a seventeen-year-old survivor's testimony in 1998 was dismissed by a wife who shared his badge. We examine the DNA breakthrough in 2012 that finally matched his genetic profile to over twenty crime scenes, the confessions that revealed eighty-one murders, and the chilling pattern: bodies appearing on Wednesdays, tire tracks from a standard police vehicle, weapons from the evidence locker itself. Victim: Mijail Popkov (perpetrator) Date: 1992-2010 Location: Angarsk and Siberia, Russia Status: Convicted 2015-2018; life imprisonment - A police officer attended the funeral of one of his victims and paid for the funeral expenses from his own pocket. - Svetlana Mis'diabychus reported her attacker in 1998; his wife provided an alibi; the case closed; he continued killing for fourteen more years. - Popkov used weapons confiscated from the police evidence locker itself to commit murders, then participated in investigations of his own crimes. - The syphilis he contracted from victims during his killing spree provided forensic proof that corroborated survivor testimony across a decade and a half. Mijail Popkov, Angarsk Siberia serial killer, 1992 Russian homicide, investigation, murder, true detective, unsolved pattern, forensic evidence, serial killers, institutional failure, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com . Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-6981245 © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.