Stupid post about the Academy Maniacs
(sorry if it sucks, please correct my mistakes)
The “Academy Maniacs” or the “Irkutsk Molotochniki” (irkutsk hammermen) killed 6 people and injured 9 in several attacks from November 2010 to February 2011. The killers were Artyom Anoufriev (18 at the time of the murders, pictured left) and Nikita Lytkin (17 at the time of the murders, pictured right).
Artyom Alexandrovich Anoufriev (Russian: Артём Александрович Ануфриев) was born on October 4, 1992. His father was not in the picture and his mother, Nina Ivanovna Anoufrieva, was said to have not been a very good influence on him. She would instill some misanthropy (defined as a general dislike or distrust for human beings) in him. She would blame other people when he would get in trouble at school and would claim teachers put pressure on Artyom. A physics teacher refused to teach him as a child. She would also encourage him to take up learning the double bass, since he wanted to learn guitar. He knew how to play both which aided in their music (see Nikitas bio). Artyom was not well liked at school and it is said that when Nikita became friends with him that other students would distance themselves due to association. Artyom would gain friends at the end of his senior year. He was in a video created for school in which he was asked what he feels happiness is. He responds by saying "To be honest, I do not know what happiness is. But I would really like to quickly find out what it is.". He did well in school but began to fail in the 10th grade, meaning he would graduate with sufficiency later on. He worked in an art museum and enrolled in Irkutsk State Medical University. Artyom became a member of a skinhead group, although not very active. See, Artyom hated everyone, not just those of other races. He mentions not caring about who he killed, Nikita chose who died based on how weak they were. He gained the nickname "Fashik-Natsik" and attempted to have Nikita join, although he was rejected since he has Ossetian ancestry. Artyom had violent behavior before being caught, neighbors suspected he beat his mother and they heard yelling and hitting of walls three months before he was caught. Artyom also had an incident where he challenged a family of Armenians online and showed up to a fight, where he qas attacked and later was stripped and made to "follow orders". Many assume this could mean he was raped. His online name was Corpse.
Nikita Vakhtangovich Lytkin (Russian: Никита Вахтангович Лыткин) was born on March 24, 1993 in Irkutsk, Russia. He was raised without a father. His father is where his Ossetian ancestry comes from (his middle name is also Ossetian.). His father left him as a kid and would rarely visit. He last saw his father at 16, but it was hard to communicate. His half brother shot himself after Nikita's fathers new wife had died. Lytkin felt disappointment after his father left him each time. As a child, Nikita was very quiet, not having many friends and would not talk to guests when they visited. He did not have friends until he made one by the name of Artur Lysenko. Lysenko helped Nikita make friends, but was said to walk all over him. They stopped being friends when Nikita stopped letting him walk all over him. At Lysenko's birthday party, Nikita went away from the other kids and met Artyom Anoufriev, who was apparently playing on the computer. Nikita had mental health problems, left unaddressed. He would tell Artyom his problems at the party and Artyom gave him support.
Other kids did not like Artyom, which led to Nikita losing friends. Nikita also transformed, not saying hello to other students at school and would keep to himself. He became unfriendly and considered these friendships that weren't with Artyom to be fake. Lysenko claimed that Nikita was jealous of wealthier students, since Nikita was poor. Nikita was very rejected as a child.
In 2008, they began their first music group, Evil Gnomes/ Evil Dwarves. Russian: Злые Гномы. This was a punk rock band. Popular songs include "Chikatilo" (чикатило), Poor Gopnik, and Escape From Home .
In 2009, they split and formed Dismembered PugachOva. Russian: Расчлененнаяпугачова. Pugachova being the name of a pop star in russia. Dismembered Pugachova was a Grindcore group. It is said to be Nikita's solo project, although Artyom helped. Dismembered Pugachova was meant to be offensive. Nikita often made fun of others online and was often online. They kept their music a secret, and did not show to be agressive.
Artyom says Nikita would not defend himself to people who wanted to hurt him. They became their only friends. He skipped class in 8th grade and was expelled after skipping nine classes. Nikita tried to attend college twice, once for energy and once for construction. He failed out of energy and got bullied for the second one. He stole from a bully, money and belongings. That lead to his mother filing a police report but withdrew it later to prevent Nikita from facing jail time. He stopped attending classes after that. Nikita was made fun of often for his poor hygiene. Nikita also was baptized, although his mother and him stopped attending church which lead to a dislike towards religion. He was interested in music, painting, kickboxing, and the internet. He grew distant from his mother. His screen name was Fuckinnefor. Nefor is slang for punk/ informal which is used to describe members of subcultures or anyone seen as different.
Nikita slashed his own wrists on November 30, 2021 in prision (Correctional Colony No. 7 in Angarsk) at 28. He was found the next morning although some theorize it was murder.
Notible quote from Nina Kuzmina (she was attacked by Lytkin and said this in court.)
"Nikita was just unlucky with a friend. He was an outcast from 5th grade, he was not accepted, and because of his character he could bear it. It was hard for him to live. And then came the only friend. Artyom joined skinheads. Then he got into the National Socialists. He needed to approve himself. Judging by the way Anoufriev behaved during the meetings, he is rather deceitful, very cunning, and arrogant. Nikita was just at hand. This does not justify Nikita in the least, but I told him so during the debate: "Nikita, you are not lucky.""
Nikita and Artyom would take walks around Irkutsk, more specifically Akademgorodok, a neighborhood in Irkutsk meant to be for the state university. they would walk usually 6-10 pm, although other murders prove that they went whenever. They would look for weak people, chosen by Nikita. The first attack happened a week after these walks began. Their mothers worked during the night and they did not have fatyhers, so they would work with that. Lytkin would mutilate the corpses after they would kill them. they hit from behind, so if they lived, they couldnt recount who did it.
November 14, 2010. The two attacked Anastasia Markovskaya, an 18 year old girl walking home from a bus stop. They thought theynkilled her after hitting her several times. She attempted to file a police report, but they rejected it since she did not get robbed. she posted online her story and the two boys responded anonymously, asking questions and supporting her.
November 24, 2010. They attacked a 46 year old woman and stole her bag, resulting in a case opening up. although, the fact she was attacked was not mentioned in the case.
December 10th, 2010. They attacked a woman and stole her bag, using the money inside for weapons. Then, they attacked 12 year old Danill Semyonov. Nikita asked Artyom if they should. They beat him and stabbed him in the head. he attempted to fight back shown through some bodily marks (a hematoma) and he was the first fatality. When his mother found him, he was still alive. this death was ruled an accident, saying Danill had hit a tree, although he had a stab wound, the hill was small, and his sled was undamaged. They admitted to the murder. He was unable to be saved as the ambulance was blocked in traffic.
December 16, 2010. Olga Pirog was murdered. an audio was recorded. by the pair. she was killed 20 meters from where Danill died. she died quickly. she was thought to be the first victim that died, although that is untrue.
December 29th, 2010. Inessa Svetlova was attacked. they threw away her bag. an hour later, 7am, they attacked a pregnant woman, Yekaterina Karpova, and her niece, Olya Averina. both survived since the pair were scared off by a car. they survived and the baby did too. they snapped all of Karpova's fingers despite knowing she was pregnant. Karpova saw Svetlova in the hospital with simular injuries.
January 1, 2011. A homeless man was attacked and killed. He was called Corpse 20, since he was never identified. He died in the hospital after 40 hammer blows.
January 30, 2011. Oleg Semyonovwas attacked by the two after he left a club called the stratosphere. He had brain injuries.
February 3, 2011. Unknown homeless woman es attacked and survived wth an open head wound.
February 8-9, 2011. the pair attacked a woman, but got scared off by a car.
February 21, 2011. Alexander Maximov was attacked on his way home from his sisters house, we was drunk and was killed. He was hot many times and Lytkin shot him in the head. his skull was so damaged he was vuried without it. it was used as evidence. they attempted to further mutilate the corpse.
February 27, 2012. Lytkin attacked Nina Kuzmina alone. she was sitting by herselfand he hit her with a hammer several times before running away because she drew attention to them, causing a man to look outside. He stole her phone. Fun fact: Nina Kuzmina worked with Nikitas's mother before he was born and gave her gifts when he was born.
March 10-11, 2011. Roman Faizullin was shot and killed by the pair. they then stabbed him and mutilated his corpse. Artyom took a picture from his window afterwards. they attempted to remove his hands. They had offered to buy him a snack since he was homeless.
????, 2011. the pair attacked a woman. they were scared off by a cop car.
????, 2011. they attacked another woman using a screwdriver. it was crowded so they robbed her.
April 3, 2011. They attacked and killed 63 year old Alevtina Kuydina. They created a video mutilating the corpse, now known as 2 guys 1 homeless woman. Artyom records Nikita approaching the body, then he attempts to remove her ear before stabbing her in the face and eye. He also cuts her wrist. this was their final kill.
A rally was held in Irkutsk to address the killings, Nikita and Artyom offered ways to help stop the killings. police had drawn up suspects and had decided they were 16-18. previously it was believed it was one older man who was not from irkutsk. they recorded the rally and extra patrols were implimented. They were known to be from the area, so they were not raising suspision. also, a 19 year old homeless boy named Vladimir Bazilevsky was arrested since he was covered in blood on January 15th. He was convicted. they accused him of murdering Corpse 20, and he admitted to killing someone who was still alive, his friend Andrei. He was beat into confession. He got 4 years but was released in May of 2010 and was paid 300,000 rubles.
2 guys 1 homeless woman was found by Nikita's uncle, Vladislav. Nikita had 2 knives found by his mother (which he claimed were for self defense) and he had matched a facial composition made. Vladislav went to visit Nikita and found the video on a camera while Nikita was not home. He went to the police, leading to the arrest on April 5th, 2011. Nikita was calm, Artyom was too. Artyom said "As one hero said, give me a glass of whiskey and a cigar—and you will learn so much new about this life that your hair will begin to move on your head" which is a quote by the serial killer Alexander Pichushkin during the investigation. The two were into serial killers, making songs and online groups dedicated to them. Some notable being Andrei Chikatilo, Alexander Pichushkin, the Blood Magic Gang, and the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs (3 guys 1 hammer). They planned a murder for the evening of April 5th, 2011. found during the investigation were a mallet, a hat, 4 teeth, knives, an air gun, video tapes, notebooks, and flash drives. Artyom's mother attempted to destroy a notebook that had evidence within it. Artyom was given life in prision and Nikita recieved 24 years, later pushed down to 20. he served 10/20 before he killed himself. Anoufriev hurt himself in court, even crying after recieving his sentance. Nikita would help the police by reinacting the murders. artyom did too, although he didn't help much.
in court, anoufriev yelled out "are you satisfied!" to which Danill Semyonov's mother, Svetlana Semyonov, yelled back "And you were pleased when my son was killed, the 12-year-old child lying in the ground!" Nina Kuzmina found the sentancing fair, while others did not. Prision was rough on them both. nikita attacked an inmate in an attempt to be send to artyoms prision. he was said to have been beaten and raped. he wanted a sentancing of life in prision to see artyom and would threaten to kill himself to recieve better treatment.
Artyom is still in prision and is not expected to be released.
