About this episode

The episode explores the dark story of Anatoly Moskvin, a historian who turned his fascination with cemeteries into a chilling crime involving mummified remains.

Anatoly Moskvin was a respected Russian historian whose obsession with cemeteries became something far darker. When police searched his apartment in 2011, they found mummified remains disguised as life-sized dolls.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kyle Risi, Adam Cox

Topics covered

• true crime
• history
• cemeteries
• mummification
• obsession
• murder

Keywords

• Anatoly Moskvin
• Russian historian
• cemeteries
• mummified remains
• true crime
• 2011

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Russian historian

Places: Russia

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