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There's a familiar horror film cliche depicting elderly ladies as vulnerable, delicate souls destined to fall victim to the monster. But what occurs when the pensioner herself becomes the predator? ‌

In the chilling case of Russian OAP Tamara Samsonova, this nightmare scenario became reality. Dubbed the "Granny Ripper" and "Baba Yaga" after the fearsome witch from Slavic legend, Samsonova appeared to be an unassuming grandmother, yet this murderous pensioner proved to be amongst Russia's most savage and deadly serial killers . ‌

Currently in her late 70s, Samsonova was born in the unforgiving Siberian wilderness in 1947, during a period when Russia was still recovering from the devastating economic and social impact of World War Two. Whilst little is documented about

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