Ekaterina Tarkhova-Belskaya gave a confession.
Ekaterina Tarkhova-Belskaya, granddaughter of former Samara mayor Viktor Tarkhov, has confessed in the case of the murder of the former official and his wife Natalia. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, she also told about her accomplice in the crime.
The defendant said that she poisoned her relatives to take possession of their property. She then froze the bodies using nitrogen, and a male acquaintance dismembered them. Parts of the bodies attackers scattered in trash containers in Samara. It is noted that the accomplice of Mrs. Tarkhova-Belskaya left the Samara region and is wanted.
The accused confirmed her testimony during the crime scene inspection. In addition, investigators found the blood of the victims on her shoes. Also, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that a criminal case of fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) was opened against the defendant “on the fact of fraudulent actions with a car belonging to her grandmother.
The criminal case of murder (item “a” part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) of Viktor and Natalia Tarkhov was opened on February 3. Three days later, in the apartment of Ekaterina Tarkhova-Belskaya were found phones and documents of the victims, as well as chemical agents and containers to destroy traces of the crime. On February 17, investigators found traces of blood and blood vessel particles in the apartment of the victims.