MosGaz(2012)

MosGaz is a Russian crime series following Vladimir Ionesyan, one of the Soviet Union's first documented serial killers, apprehended in Moscow in 1962. The show traces Ionesyan's crimes and the investigation that ultimately led to his capture during a pivotal moment in Soviet criminal history. Set against the backdrop of Cold War Moscow, the series explores the psychological profile of a killer operating in a society largely unprepared for such violence. With limited forensic tools and investigative methods, Soviet authorities had to rely on detective work and interrogation to piece together his crimes. The narrative examines both the killer's disturbing motivations and the determination of the investigators who pursued him, offering a stark portrait of early serial murder in the USSR.