Valery Asratyan

The Director

  Active for 3 years
(1988-1990) in Russia

3

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

3

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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Valery Asratyan (Valery Georgievich Asratyan) a Soviet serial killer rapist and child molester known as The Director. He was known to drug, rape and murder his victims between 1988 and 1990 in Moscow, Russia. Asratyan received his nickname because he posed as film director Svetoslav Chaplygin in order to gain the trust of the young women. He was previously convicted of over twenty rapes of girls and young women during the 1980s. In 1990, he confessed to two murders and admitted to seventeen rapes. Asratyan was convicted of killing two women and was sentenced to death. Valery Asratyan was executed by firing squad in 1992.

Valery Asratyan Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Valery Asratyan (aka) The Director, was active for 3 years between 1988-1990, known to have ( 3 confirmed / 3 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Russia

Valery Asratyan a male citizen of Soviet Union.

Prior to his spree he had commited crimes, served time in jail, and served time in prison.

In 1988 Valery Asratyan started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rob, rape, and murder his victims. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime.

He was convicted on June 18th 1992, sentenced to death by firing squad in 1992 at a prison location in Moscow, Russia. He was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.

Profile Completeness: 59%
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Valery Asratyan has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Valery Asratyan a known:

Valery Asratyan
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-06-30 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Valery Asratyan
Nickname: The Director
Victims: 3 - 3
Years Active: 1988 - 1990
Active Countries: Russia
Convicted Of: murder
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Sexual Preference: N/A
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Occupation: serial killer
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: N/A
Native Name: Վալերի Գեորգիի Հասրաթյան
Given Name: Valery
Birth Location: Yerevan, capital of Armenia
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: N/A
Convicted: Jun 18, 1992
Sentence: death by firing squad in 1992
Prison Location: a prison location in Moscow, Russia
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: TRUE
Previous Jail: TRUE
Previous Prison: TRUE

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Manner of Death: capital punishment
Cause of Death: executed by firing squad in 1992
Death Location: a prison located in Moscow, Russia
Killed In Prison: FALSE
Suicide: N/A
3 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Valery Asratyan

The 3 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Valery Asratyan. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
1988
Valery Asratyan started his serial killing spree. #1988
1990
Valery Asratyan ended his serial killing spree. #1990
Jun 18 1992
Valery Asratyan was convictedand sentenced to death by firing squad in 1992 at a prison location in Moscow, Russia.  #19920618
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Boolean Questions:
Killer
Question
Killer
Answer
Total
Answered
previous crimes TRUE 367
previous jail TRUE 352
previous prision TRUE 336
used weapon TRUE 453
rape TRUE 453
bound TRUE 406
robbed TRUE 418
killed in prison FALSE 218
used gun FALSE 451
torture FALSE 426
stalk FALSE 418
strangle FALSE 443
sex with body FALSE 430
mutilated FALSE 447
ate part of body FALSE 451
drank blood FALSE 442


Books that Mention Valery Asratyan

Book: Serial Killer Rapists (mentions serial killer Valery Asratyan)
Kevin Smith
Serial Killer Rapists
Book: My Life Among the Serial Killers (mentions serial killer Valery Asratyan)
Dr. Helen Morrison
My Life Among the Serial Killers
Book: World Press Photo 10 (mentions serial killer Valery Asratyan)
Carly Diaz
World Press Photo 10
Book: The Gates of Janus (mentions serial killer Valery Asratyan)
Ian Brady
The Gates of Janus
Book: 100 Cases in Clinical Medicine, Thi... (mentions serial killer Valery Asratyan)
P John Rees
100 Cases in Clinical Medicine, Third Edition
Book: Executed Serial Killers (mentions serial killer Valery Asratyan)
Source Wikipedia
Executed Serial Killers

8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Valery Asratyan

ISBN10 Book Title Killers
1733630619 Serial Killer Rapists 266
0061809594 My Life Among the Serial... 33
0679422765 The Killer Department 4
115544535x Executed Serial Killers 14
9053307346 World Press Photo 10 2
1627310142 The Gates of Janus 14
1444174304 100 Cases in Clinical Med... 1
1230502580 Executed Serial Killers 11

Valery Georgievich Asratyan (Armenian: Վալերի Հասրաթյան, Russian: Валерий Асратян, c. 1958 - 1992) was a Soviet serial killer, convicted for the killing of two women in Moscow between 1988 and 1990. Asratyan, a previously convicted serial rapist and child molester, committed over 20 rapes of girls and young women during the 1980s.

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External References
  1. Valery Asratyan on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 16, 2018.
  2. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Valery ASRATYAN on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 16, 2018.
  3. Q374378 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 9, 2018.
Internal References

Valery Asratyan is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #14 of 651[ Page 1 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  2. #26 of 29[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in Russia
  3. #261 of 307[ Page 18 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
  4. #369 of 651[ Page 25 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  5. #407 of 651[ Page 28 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
  6. #538 of 651[ Page 36 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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