Igor Chernat

Igor Chernat (Russian: И́горь Черна́т; c. 1966 – October 21, 1987), known as The Evil Spirit of Kaukjarvi (Russian: Злой дух Каукъярви), was a Soviet serial killer who killed at least 4 women between 1985 and 1986.

The military tribunal of the Leningrad Military District sentenced Igor Chernat to an exceptional measure of punishment - the death penalty through firing squad. In October 1987, the sentence was carried out.

In March 1986, the maniac went hunting again. His second victim was Yevgeniya Nazarova, who had come to visit her soldier husband, who was at that time in the medical unit's infirmary. Chernat led the girl from the checkpoint and raped her, then killed her in a fishing line.

In mid-April 1986, Chernat committed his third murder. The victim this time was Viktoria Bykovskaya, the mother of one of the soldiers, who was bringing food to her son in the military unit.

Very little is known about the life of Igor Chernat before his murders. It is known that he was born in Odessa, and that he studied at the Velikodolinskaya Secondary School Nmb. 1 in the Odessa Oblast. After graduating from 8th grade, he entered a vocational school. He lived on Pionerskoy Street, and studied as a driver in the DOSAAF. In 1985, he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army, where he served as an IFV driver. He served in the village of Kamenka, as part of the 138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.

Chernat committed his first murder in November 1985, of which he told only after his arrest.