Tamara Samsonova
The Granny Ripper, Baba Yaga
Active for 21 years
(1995-2015) in Russia
1
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
14
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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Tamara Samsonova (Tamara Mitrafanovna Samsonova) a Russian serial killer known as The Granny Ripper and Baba Yaga. Samsonova confessed in her diary to eleven murders and noted she was 'obsessed' with notorious Soviet murderer Andrei Chikatilo, aka the Red Ripper. In 2015, Samsonova was arrested on suspicion of murdering a 79-year-old woman and dismembering her body. She confessed to eating parts of some of her victims bodies and cutting other victims into pieces and disposing of them in the Frunzensky District of Russia. Samsonova is being investigated in connection to a total of fourteen murders. Chikatilo's case inspired the killer in movie Child 44 starring Tom Hardy, a secret policeman tasked with snaring a Stalinist-era monster who preyed on young children.
Tamara Samsonova Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Tamara Samsonova (aka) The Granny Ripper, Baba Yaga, was active for 21 years between 1995-2015, known to have ( 1 confirmed / 14 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Russia
Tamara Samsonova was born on April 25th 1947 in Uzhur, town in Russia.
Tamara Samsonova a heterosexual female citizen of Russia. She completed 14 years of school, received a college degree. She gained part of her education while attending Moscow State Linguistic University. She married Alexei Samsonov, he disappeared in 2000. She had no children mentioned. She had a medical condition: schizophrenia.
She saw a psychologist and spent time in a Forensic Hospital.
In 1995 (Age 47/48) Tamara Samsonova started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to commit acts of cannibalism, mutilate, and murder her victims. She was known to kill at both her home and the home of the victim. At the time of her crimes she was living with her husband until his disappearance, herself alone in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she was known to work as a serial killer.
She was arrested on July 29th 2015 (Age 68), sentenced to preventively detained, institutionalized at a psychiatric hospital in Kazan, Russia.
Profile Completeness: 78%
serial killers by profile completenessTamara Samsonova has been listed on Killer.Cloud since August of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Tamara Samsonova a known:
( 75 killers ) FEMALE
Female Serial Killer - Female: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a girl or woman; feminine
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 43 killers ) CANNIBAL
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. Serial Killer Cannibals have been known to have ate a piece of their victim(s) body.
Tamara Samsonova
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-06-22 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tamara Samsonova |
| Nickname: | The Granny Ripper, Baba Yaga |
| Victims: | 1 - 14 |
| Years Active: | 1995 - 2015 |
| Ages Active: | 47/48 - 67/68 |
| Active Countries: | Russia |
| Life Span: | 1947 - |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Female |
| Citizenship: | Russia |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Medical Condition: | schizophrenia |
| Astrological Sign: | ♉ Taurus Apr 20 - May 21 |
| Birth Month: | April |
| Marital Status: | married Alexei Samsonov, he disappeared in 2000 |
| Children: | no children mentioned |
| Living With: | her husband until his disappearance, herself alone in St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Occupation: | serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Apr 25, 1947 |
| Given Name: | Tamara |
| Birth Location: | Uzhur, town in Russia |
| 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: | 14 years of school |
| Highest Degree: | college degree |
| Educated At: | Moscow State Linguistic University |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | Jul 29, 2015 (Age 68) |
| Convicted: | N/A |
| Sentence: | preventively detained, institutionalized |
| Prison Location: | a psychiatric hospital in Kazan, Russia |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | N/A |
| Previous Jail: | N/A |
| Previous Prison: | N/A |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
10 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Tamara Samsonova
The 10 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Tamara Samsonova. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Apr 25 1947 | Tamara Samsonova was born in Uzhur, town in Russia. #19470425 |
| Apr 25 1967 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| Apr 25 1977 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| Apr 25 1987 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| 1995 (Age 47/48) | Tamara Samsonova started her serial killing spree. #1995 |
| Apr 25 1997 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
| Apr 25 2007 (Age 60) | 60th Birthday |
| 2015 (Age 67/68) | Tamara Samsonova ended her serial killing spree. #2015 |
| Jul 29 2015 (Age 68) | Tamara Samsonova arrested. #20150729 |
| Apr 25 2017 (Age 70) | 70th Birthday |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Tamara Samsonova (1995-2015).
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| 30 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| psychologist | TRUE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | TRUE | 257 | ||
| kill at killers home | TRUE | 320 | ||
| kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
| used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
| mutilated | TRUE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | TRUE | 451 | ||
| living with children | FALSE | 268 | ||
| xyy | FALSE | 81 | ||
| problems in school | FALSE | 221 | ||
| teased in school | FALSE | 218 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| physically abused | FALSE | 231 | ||
| psychologically abused | FALSE | 224 | ||
| sexually abused | FALSE | 226 | ||
| drug abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| alcohol abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| rape | FALSE | 453 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
| strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
Books that Mention Tamara Samsonova
Sarah Thomerson
The Granny Ripper
A. Brown
The Demise of Marxism-Leninism in Russia
Justo Lopez, MD;PhD
You Are Not a Wise Ape
Mike Keen
Autobiographies of Transformation
Evert van der Zweerd...
Soviet Historiography of Philosophy
Archie Brown
New Thinking in Soviet Politics
L Montague
Le cinque storie più inquietanti. Prima parte
7 Books that mention Serial Killer
Tamara Samsonova
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1548205192 | The Granny Ripper | Sarah Thomerson | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
| 0230554407 | The Demise of Marxism-Len... | A. Brown | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
| 1512736473 | You Are Not a Wise Ape | Justo Lopez, MD;PhD | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
| 1136800662 | Autobiographies of Transf... | Mike Keen | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
| 9401589437 | Soviet Historiography of... | Evert van der Zweerd... | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
| 1349218979 | New Thinking in Soviet Po... | Archie Brown | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
| 154753284x | Le cinque storie più inqu... | L Montague | Tamara Samsonova | 1 |
Tamara Mitrafanovna Samsonova (Russian: Тама́ра Митрофа́новна Самсо́нова; born February 5, 1947 in Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Krai), known as the "Granny Ripper" and "Baba Yaga", is a Russian serial killer who was arrested in July 2015 on suspicion of committing 2 murders with extreme cruelty. She supposedly suffers from schizophrenia and was previously hospitalized three times in psychiatric hospitals.
External References
- Q20757686 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
- Tamara Samsonova on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Tamara SAMSONOVA on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
- Will Stewart, Samsonova reenacts how she cut off head of final victim on www.dailymail.co.uk, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
- Anna Pukas, We look into the life of prolific Russian killer Tamara Samsonova on www.express.co.uk, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
- Will Stewart, Granny drugged friend with sleeping pills and cut off her head to boiled it on www.thesun.co.uk, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
- Александр Калинин, "Дневник смерти" купчинской бабушки on www.rosbalt.ru, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
Internal References
Tamara Samsonova is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #29 of 29[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in Russia
- #32 of 59[ Page 3 ] of Recent Serial Killers sorted by Most Recent
- #38 of 38[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in April
- #43 of 651[ Page 3 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #43 of 43[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killer Cannibals sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #75 of 75[ Page 5 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #185 of 185[ Page 13 ] of Taurus Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #239 of 651[ Page 16 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #522 of 651[ Page 35 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #649 of 651[ Page 44 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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