Carl Schreck of the Moscow Times crime beat, writes some of the best hard ledes in the business. Some highlights:
Divorced Man Killed by Accidental Grenade Blast
An argument between a divorced couple ended tragically Sunday when the man died after a grenade accidentally detonated and tore off his arm in northeast Moscow...[8-8-07]
Chunks of Flesh, Leg Found in Trash
In a week of bizarre crimes involving dismembered corpses, an elderly woman hacked up her adult son with an ax and a saw after years of fighting over his girlfriends, while a sawed-off leg led police to two suspects in a drunken double murder... [7-4-07]
Obstetrician Targeted for Murder
Following a sting operation involving fake blood and fast-food potatoes, a Moscow businessman has been arrested on suspicion of ordering a contract hit on a prominent obstetrician who was overseeing the pregnancy of his wife. [5-16-07]
Virtual Conflict Ends in Real Death
A Ukrainian online gamer is facing up to 15 years in prison for stomping a fellow gamer to death in central Moscow after bad blood in a virtual world spilled over into the real one... [1-31-07]
Vegetable Oil Mogul Hit With RPG
Using firepower reminiscent of the gangland wars of the 1990s, unidentified assailants fired two rocket-propelled grenades at an armored car Saturday in an apparent attempt on the life of a little-known vegetable-oil mogul. [12-20-06]
Woman Shoved Into the Path of Oncoming Truck
A Moscow man turned himself in to authorities last week and admitted to shoving a woman during an argument over a fender bender, causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming truck. [10-25-06]
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