Nikolai Dzhumagaliev
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev Николай Джумагалиев | |
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Dzhumagaliev in 1980 | |
| Born | Nikolai Espolovich Dzhumagaliev 15 November 1952 |
| Other names | Metal Fang, Kolya the Maneater, the Almaty Cannibal, Dzhuma, the Satan. |
| Conviction | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
| Criminal penalty | Compulsory treatment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 10+ |
Span of crimes | 1979–1990 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| States | Almaty, Aktobe |
Date apprehended | 19 December 1980 (first time) 1991 (second time) |
Nikolai Espolovich Dzhumagaliev (Kazakh: Николай Есполұлы Жұмағалиев, romanized: Nikolai Espolūly Jumağaliev; Russian: Николай Есполович Джумагалиев; born 15 November 1952) is a Soviet serial killer, also known as Metal Fang, convicted of the murders of ten people in the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) between 1979 and 1990.
Dzhumagaliev killed and cannibalized at least ten people, targeting mainly women in the Almaty area, and is believed to have killed more until his arrest. He was declared insane and imprisoned in a mental hospital until escaping in 1989, but was recaptured two years later, and is currently serving his sentence.