My victims were women who walked the streets after midnight, women who were drunk and who acted like sluts. These women were not afraid to be approached by a stranger (me) at 3 a.m. They agreed to get into my car and go wherever I wanted. They agreed to drink with me and have sex with me. What I’m trying to say is that I chose women who were not afraid to be murdered. I had an urge to punish them.” - Mikhail Pupkov, murdered 29 women between 1992 and 2000 in Russia.
