True crime · 1992
The Lilleküla murderer
Vladimir Tenetov was a former Soviet paratrooper who worked as a mechanic at the Port of Tallinn. People around him saw a calm family man. He was convicted of killing two young women in the Lilleküla district in 1992. In October he met a 16-year-old girl at the Balti Jaam restaurant, offered to walk her home and attacked her near Tihase Street. She died in hospital. About 50 officers questioned 10,000 people. On 3 January 1993, during a police stakeout at the restaurant, a worker recognised Tenetov. A court gave him 15 years, but on appeal this became a death sentence. It was never carried out and was turned into life. He died in Tartu Prison in 2020.
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Eesti keeles
Vladimir Tenetov oli endine Nõukogude dessantväelane, kes töötas Tallinna sadamas mehaanikuna. Ümbritsevate silmis oli ta rahulik pereisa. Ta mõisteti süüdi kahe noore naise tapmises 1992. aastal Lilleküla linnaosas. Oktoobris tutvus ta Balti jaama restoranis 16-aastase tüdrukuga, pakkus end koju saatma ja ründas teda Tihase tänava lähedal. Tüdruk suri haiglas. Umbes 50 politseinikku küsitlesid 10 000 inimest. 3. jaanuaril 1993 tundis restorani töötaja politsei varitsuse ajal Tenetovi ära. Kohus andis talle 15 aastat, kuid apellatsiooni järel muudeti karistus surmanuhtluseks. Seda ei viidud täide ja see asendati eluaegsega. Tenetov suri 2020. aastal Tartu vanglas.
Source: English Wikipedia: Vladimir Tenetov, citing Estonian newspapers of 1992 to 1994 ↗