Interest in Russia and the desire to know the mysterious Russian soul turned into fatal consequences for 34-year-old American citizen Catherine Sirow . After extensive research, the woman's body was found with traces of violent death.
Missing person
“UK investigators are turning to residents of Bor and the Nizhny Novgorod area for help in locating missing foreign citizen,” mdash; said in a message circulated by the ministry, & mdash; Investigative bodies of the Investigative Commission of Russia in the Nizhny Novgorod region continue to investigate the criminal case opened into the unknown disappearance of a foreign citizen. Currently, the investigation is verifying the information that on June 15, 2021, around 6.30 p.m., the girl left house 106 on the street. Maxim Gorky town of Bor, where she lived permanently, after which she got into an unidentified vehicle and drove to the village of Rekshino, Bor district of the Nizhny Novgorod region. & # 39; & # 39;
On the evening of June 15, Catherine messaged her mother in the United States, in which she said she was traveling by car with a stranger and hoped she wouldn't be kidnapped. But, apparently, at that time, the woman did not feel any particular threat. However, she never got back in touch.
The alarm was sounded by Catherine's Nizhny Novgorod friends, who contacted the security service of Nizhny Novgorod State University named after Lobachevsky, where she studied. The university, through official channels, announced the student's disappearance, after which the police, the investigation committee, as well as groups of volunteers joined in the search.
The search was carried out in the area where the last signal from the American's phone was recorded. At first the combing of the land did not yield any results, but on the morning of June 19, information came & mdash; a woman was found dead in a field with traces of violent death. By this time, law enforcement officers already had information on who might have committed the crime.
After serving in Afghanistan & mdash; Nizhny Novgorod University
Catherine Sirow was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1987. After graduation, she decided to make life in the Army by joining the United States Marine Corps. Katherine is known to have served in North Carolina and then served in the war zone in Afghanistan.
After retiring from the military at the age of 24, she entered the University of California, Davis, where she studied art history and interior design.
After graduating from university, Catherine decided to go to Russia, where she was going to get a law degree. She explained this rather unexpected step by the fact that as a child in America, emigrants from the post-Soviet space often mistook her for a Russian, saying that she looked a lot like a Russian woman./p>
Catherine entered the first year of her master's degree at the Law Faculty of Nizhny Novgorod University, alongside the Russian language program. The American originally lived with one of the local families and then started renting an apartment.
She had big plans for the future
The university says they only knew Catherine from the good side, & mdash; She studied diligently and was very friendly with teachers and classmates. The American said she enjoys life in Russia.
Catherine's friends said she does not share details of her personal relationships. They only knew that some time ago the American had met a local young man, but the couple then broke up. However, the former lovers managed to maintain friendly relations.
According to those who knew her, Catherine had no feelings of anxiety and gloomy thoughts. She was working as an English teacher in one of the private schools. and would develop in this direction and further.
The surveillance camera study revealed that on the day of the disappearance Katherine visited the store. Her behavior was quite natural, she visibly felt no threat.
In the car with a repeat offender
The cameras 'caught' for the second time an American as she was driving in the passenger seat of a car. The woman looked down the street, the passenger door window was rolled down and, again, it doesn't appear that she was afraid of anything at the time.
Law enforcement was able to quickly establish the identity of the driver. It turned out to be a 43-year-old Russian man, who had previously been convicted on several occasions, including for theft and rape.
Soon the officers found themselves at the door of the suspect's house. At this time, Catherine's fate was not yet established, and the man, after some hesitation, proceeded to testify.
“ The suspect is cooperating in the process. investigation. Currently, investigative actions are being taken to consolidate the evidence base. In the near future, the question of whether to charge the defendant in the criminal case and to choose a preventive measure will be resolved, '' & mdash; reported in UK.
Could the culprit lure Katherine through a dating site?
On June 20, the court decided to take the suspect into custody for a period of time until August 15. According to the Ni Mash telegram channel, during the trial, the man said that on June 15, they really drove with Katherine into the forest in her car. There he raped her, then decided to take care of her: he first beat her, then stabbed her repeatedly. According to one of the versions, he did so after the American promised to report the rapist to the police.
It's not yet entirely clear whether this encounter was completely accidental or whether the repeat offender lured Catherine for a date. The point is that the suspect led a fairly active life on the Internet, especially on dating sites. In questionnaires, the man said he wanted to meet the 'dream girl' for “ love and romance, serious relationship. & # 39; & # 39; He didn't write anything about his criminal past, but did claim to be an artist, showing pictures of paintings. However, it is unclear whether these photos were actually painted by the suspect.
Catherine's profile was also posted on the dating site. It is possible that a graduate in art history is interested in paintings painted by a man.
Either way, unfortunately, meeting a repeat offender has become fatal for an American.