Bogorodsky maniac: alleged murderer of nannies detained in Moscow region
On the evening of November 20, the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Moscow region announced in its Telegram channel the arrest of a man suspected of murdering two girls and committing other crimes. The man was detained, and investigative measures are ongoing. For more information about the maniac, as well as what is known about the victims, see the Izvestia article.
I was looking for nannies for my son: what is known about the crimes of the Bogorodsky maniac
The Moscow Region Investigative Committee published information on the Telegram channel about a resident of the Moscow region who was looking for his victims through ads on one of the Internet services, allegedly picking up a babysitter for his son.
The alleged killer turned out to be a 46-year-old resident of Bogorodsky district. He was charged under several articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code ("Murder"); paragraph "b" of Part 2 of Article 131 of the Criminal Code ("Rape under threat of murder"); paragraph "b" of Part 2 of Article 132 of the Criminal Code ("Violent acts of a sexual nature under threat of murder"). threatening to kill"); paragraphs "c, d" of Part 2 of Article 230 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Inducement to consume narcotic drugs"). It is also known that at the request of the investigation, he was given a preventive measure in the form of detention. According to Telegram channel 112, the man's name is Dmitry Artamoshin.
It is also reported that the accused refused to testify.
An online babysitter Search ad
According to the investigation, in November 2025, a 19-year-old woman from the Moscow suburb of Korolev contacted law enforcement agencies. AiF reports that the girl was a student at the Law Faculty of the Russian University of Cooperation, studying Law and Social Security Organization. During the summer holidays, she decided to earn some extra money and found an ad for a single father's babysitter. She didn't work there for long. She last contacted us on July 27.
The authorities were also contacted by the sister of a 25-year-old Muscovite, who reportedly received a diploma in tourism management, but she liked working with children and animals. According to her friends, the girl previously worked as a babysitter, as well as in a dog hotel. Recently, the girl found an ad about finding a live-in babysitter.
When relatives could not get in touch with her, they asked Dmitry about her location, but he said that the girl disrupted his son's lesson, threw a tantrum and left the house, slamming the door. He allegedly did not see her again.
"The last place of residence of both was the house of the accused, located in the Moscow region, while one girl disappeared on July 27, the second on October 27 of this year," the Moscow Investigative Committee said in a statement.
"Currently, two girls have not yet been found," the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
The third girl, who managed to escape from the defendant's house, miraculously escaped. She was later found in a hospital in the Volgograd region. During the interrogation, she said that the man allegedly used violence against her and encouraged her to use drugs. According to 112, the girl has already been able to put what happened in the past and is now leading a normal life. She doesn't want to remember what happened.
Channel 112 was also able to contact Dmitry's former assistant Roman. The man said that he saw everything that was happening between one of the victims and the detainee. According to him, Artamoshin was afraid that his "beloved" would leave him, so he handcuffed her. According to Roman, there were other girls around the maniac, each of whom allegedly carried out certain tasks — one put ivs on Dmitry after using drugs, others were his support.
The man knows nothing about the fate of these girls.
What is known about the Bogorodsky maniac and his wife
According to open sources, the man has a wife and a nine-year-old son. He lived in a house in the Zvezda SNT and was engaged in the resale of used cars. The man has two criminal records. In 2004 and 2010, he was charged with car theft and theft of machinery.
During the investigation, it also became known that the accused subjected his wife to violence, beating her and encouraging her to use drugs. In March 2025, Dmitry even wrote about her disappearance on social networks, offering a reward of 100 thousand rubles.
"I stupidly lost my half. If anyone knows where P. is now, write at any time. You will save my soul," Dmitry wrote.
The journalists managed to contact the woman's relatives, who reported that she was alive, but regularly changed her place of residence and work due to fears for her life.
It is also reported that his wife's mother tried to take her grandson through the court, but the application was not considered. In April, she tried to deprive her daughter of the rights of a man.
Roman confirmed in an interview with 112 that Dmitry also constantly beat his wife. She even asked for his support to hide from the maniac in a rehabilitation center in St. Petersburg. Roman helped her. From there, the woman wrote to Artamoshin and said she was going to rehab. After that, the woman disappeared, Roman does not know where she is now.
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