Mature
Length10h 21m
About this audiobook
In post-Soviet Ukraine, Anatoly Onoprienko—known as the “Beast of Zhytomyr”—launched a reign of terror from 1989 to 1996, murdering at least 52 people. Targeting rural families, he struck with brutal efficiency, often burning homes to destroy evidence. His crimes thrived amid economic collapse, corruption, and a faltering police force. Drawing on court records, police reports, and survivor accounts, this book explores the psyche of a diagnosed schizophrenic whose motiveless violence baffled investigators. Survivors like Olena Prykhodko, who escaped a massacre that claimed her family, and Detective Ivan Kovalenko, who battled systemic apathy, bring human voices to the devastation. More than a catalogue of atrocities, this true crime account exposes the societal failures that let Onoprienko evade capture, the trauma endured by survivors, and the resilience of those who sought justice in one of Ukraine’s darkest chapters.
Audiobook details
GenreTrue Crime, History
Length10 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 10, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Foreword
11Chapter 7: Ukraine’s Unresolved Trauma
2Preface
12Chapter 8: Understanding Onoprienko
3Prologue
13Chapter 9: The Shadow of the Past
4Introduction
14Chapter 10: Echoes of Violence
5Chapter 1: Shadows of Independence
15Chapter 11: The Search for Healing
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6Chapter 2: A Trail of Blood
16Chapter 12: Lessons Learned
7Chapter 3: The Ghost of the Forest
17Chapter 13: The Enduring Mystery
8Chapter 4: Capture and Confession
18Chapter 14: The Human Cost
9Chapter 5: Trial and Sentencing
19Chapter 15: A Nation’s Reflection
10Chapter 6: The Legacy of Terror
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