Berdyansk in the early 2000s was shaken by a series of disappearances and murders of women, which were carried out by a man who for a long time did not arouse special suspicion in his surroundings. Ruslan Khamarov, who later began to be called the “Berdyansk maniac”, met future victims in parks, bars and other public places, invited them to his place, and after the murders, hid the bodies in a well near his home. Between 2000 and 2003, 11 women became his victims, and the crimes lasted for several years before the investigation led to the killer. The turning point was the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl: after her mother's appeal, law enforcement officers came to Khamarov and discovered a body in a well, and later it turned out that there were also the remains of other victims there. In this episode, we examine the future serial killer's past, how he chose his victims, why such a terrible series remained unsolved for so long, what mistakes could have cost people their lives, and how the hunt for the "Berdyansk Maniac" ultimately ended. In 2004, the court found Khamarov guilty and sentenced him to life in prison. This is the story of one of Ukraine's most notorious serial killers — from the first disturbing episodes to the arrest, investigation, and sentence.