Russian police confirmed Monday they have arrested a 35-year-old man Dmitry Baksheev and his wife 42-year-old Natasha Baksheev, who have allegedly murdered up to 30 people and are also suspected of cannibalism, according to CNN.

The couple has allegedly murdered as many as 30 people since 1999 and consumed parts of the human bodies. Russian police have identified at least seven victims so far.

Police discovered about the alleged crimes after they recovered a cell phone on a street in Krasnodar earlier this month, which had images of the man posing with a dismembered female victim. The deceased female's body was discovered in a bag nearby the following day, CNN reported.

The man denied killing the woman in the pictures, claiming that he had found the remains and taken the photos, but subsequently admitted to murdering her and at least one other in 2012.

The couple was taken into custody, while the investigation into the murder of the woman is still ongoing. The two were said to have met the woman and have drunk alcohol with her earlier in September, according to RT. They reportedly got into a fight that might have resulted in the woman's death, according to the Investigative Committee’s statement.

After the alleged murder, the man reportedly dismembered the woman's body and took some body parts with him. He later took selfies on his phone, which he lost. A road worker found the gadget and brought it to the police station. Using the photos, investigators identified the suspect and detained him.

An official investigation is underway, and police claimed they also found a glass jar with a canned hand inside of it.

RT obtained footage taken during a police search in the house of the alleged cannibal couple. The video taken in a small room shows it in a dirty state with numerous things thrown around and across the floor and furniture, and with pictures scattered around. One of the pictures shows a glimpse of what looks like a human head on a plate served with oranges around it.

The pair were alleged to have been using drugs to knock out their victims. Neighbors complained that they could smell it outside the couple's room at their residence in Krasnodar.

A worker living in the building said: "Each time we tried to enter their room, they started wild shouting and crying. Natalia is a scandalous woman, aggressive, so we did not risk it," the Metro reported.

A local saleswoman, who knew the couple and served them frequently said that she did not notice anything unusual about the couple apart from their gloomy looks and love for alcoholic beverages.

"I did not notice anything strange about him. He was neighborly," the saleswoman told RT.

"He worked at a construction site. She was drunk more frequently. She’s a really untidy woman. She used to be neat, employed as a medical worker. But lately she was jobless, and she kept on drinking," the saleswoman added.</s>Moscow (CNN) Russian police appear to have discovered one of the country's most grisly cases of cannibalism after pictures of dismembered bodies were found on a phone belonging to one of the main suspects, Russia's state media reported Monday.

The gruesome case in the southern Krasnodar region has led to the arrest of a 35-year-old man and his wife, both of whom are alleged to have murdered as many as 30 people since 1999 and consumed parts of the bodies, Russian media reported. Police have identified seven victims so far.

The crimes were uncovered when a cell phone, which included images of the man posing with a dismembered female victim, was found on a street in Krasnodar earlier this month. The remains of the woman were found in a bag nearby the following day, according to the official news agency RIA Novosti.

At first, the man denied having killed the woman, claiming he had found the remains and had taken photographs of himself with them, before losing his phone.

A source told state news agency RIA Novosti that many of the details of the case were yet to be confirmed, but added that "at the moment, law enforcement had discovered a glass jar with a canned hand."

Read More</s>Russian “cannibal couple” detained after “eating” up to 30 victims since 1999

The man had taken pictures posing with the body parts of a dismembered woman!

Russia’s southern Krasnodarsky Region has awoken to horrifying news about a pair of cannibals that could be responsible for up to 30 grisly murders, according to the local police.

It is estimated that the suspects may be responsible for up to 30 deaths, although police could only identify seven victims so far.

Parts of some of the victims were stowed in the fridge, the couple confessed.

The couple had reportedly been involved in kidnapping, murdering and eating their victims since 1999.

The man was detained earlier in September after the remains of a woman were found in a military dormitory. A bucket with the parts of the dead female, as well as a bag presumably belonging to the victim, were also found.

A mobile phone was later discovered in a street in the city of Krasnodar containing the disturbing photographs of the man posing with the body parts of a dismembered woman.

The man initially denied having killed the woman, saying merely he had found the remains and took a selfie with them, but later lost the mobile phone.</s>Media reported that the couple, now detained, had savagely murdered, dismembered and eaten between 7 to 30 people, even making canned 'food' out of human flesh, storing it for later consumption, and taking selfies with the remains.

Police reportedly raided the couple's apartment building and found over half-a-dozen body parts, canned flesh, body parts in saline solution, frozen human meat, and 'recipes' for cooking a human. Fragments of bodies were also reported to be found in the courtyard and in the basement.

His partner, a 42-year-old nurse, has reportedly confessed to being involved in preying on, kidnapping, killing and eating at least 30 victims since 1999.</s>A Russian couple are suspected of dozens of cases of cannibalism after they were found with pictures of human body parts, including a cooked human head on a platter of oranges.

The couple, named in local media as Dmitry Baksheyev, 35, and his wife Natalya, 42, are suspected of killing as many as 30 people over the past two decades while living at a military academy in south-east Russia.

Recipes and video lessons for cooking human meat were reportedly found in their dormitory, alongside body parts.

Investigators were tipped off after road workers found a phone belonging to Mr Baksheyev, which included selfies of him with a severed hand and other body parts belonging to a woman.

Mr Baksheyev is believed to have killed the woman and cut her up after the couple quarreled with her during a drinking session three days earlier, according to a statement by the Krasnodar investigative committee.</s>Russian police have arrested a husband and wife who allegedly murdered at least 30 people and ate their body parts. In a gruesome report that reads like a script from a horror movie, Dmitry Bakshaev and his wife, Natasha, reportedly kept pictures of the dismembered bodies on one of their cell phones.

According to CNN, the couple, both 35, allegedly started murdering people in 1999, and so far, only seven of the 30 victims have been identified. Because the bodies were dismembered and partially consumed, the task of identifying the people who were murdered is extremely difficult.

CNN cites a report from RIA Novosti, a Russian news agency, where sources revealed that one victim’s hand was found inside a glass jar. To make the discovery even more shocking, the hand was reportedly spotted in a selfie found on the couple’s cell phone.

The Mirror reports that in addition to body parts, police also found a video that gives “lessons for cannibals” in their home.

Considering some of the murders date back to 1999, with some more recent, there are many questions as to why it took so long to make an arrest in the case. CNN’s report indicates that police uncovered the crimes when a cell phone was found on a street in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The photos stored on the cell phone contained images of at least one of the dismembered victims who was found nearby inside a bag.

Although the couple hasn’t fessed up to murdering and consuming all 30 victims, Dmitry Bakshaev has reportedly admitted to murdering two of them. He initially denied any wrong-doing and told police that he found the remains, took photos with them, and subsequently lost his phone. When police pressed him for more information, he reportedly confessed to killing two people: one female and another victim in 2012.

At this time, Russian authorities have not released the names of the husband and wife who were charged with the crimes. CNN notes that the names of seven of the 30 people who were found murdered and dismembered have not been released to the public.</s>Russia’s southern Krasnodarsky Region has awoken to horrifying news about a pair of cannibals that could be responsible for up to 30 grisly murders, local media report citing police. Parts of some of the victims were reportedly stored for later consumption.

The couple – a man and a woman – was detained, NTV news channel reports citing a source in the Investigative Committee.

It is estimated that the suspects may be responsible for up to 30 deaths, although police could only identify seven victims so far, the Mash Telegram TV channel claims.

Parts of some of the victims were stowed in the fridge, the couple confessed, according to Mir24.

The duo had reportedly been involved in kidnapping, murdering and eating their victims since 1999.

The man was detained earlier in September after the remains of a woman were found in a military dormitory. A bucket with the parts of the dead female, as well as a bag presumably belonging to the victim, were also found, according to Mir24.

A cell phone was later discovered in a street in the city of Krasnodar containing disturbing photographs. In the images, a man – apparently the suspect – is seen posing with the body parts of a dismembered woman.

He initially denied having killed the woman, saying merely he had found the remains and took a selfie with them, but later lost the mobile phone.

Police are now investigating the gruesome case.</s>At times, the couple tried to turn soldiers at the military academy where they worked into unwitting cannibals, slipping "canned human meat" into their food.

And the people in the city of Krasnodar may never have known about any of that if not for a broken cellphone lying on a city street, authorities say.

City police have arrested the couple - Natalia Baksheeva and her husband, 35-year-0ld Dmitry Baksheev - who authorities say may be responsible for the death or disappearance of as many as 30 people in the city of 750,000 in the southwestern tip of Russia, about five hours from Sochi. So far, Baksheev has been charged with one count of murder, and the investigation is ongoing.

If all the killings are confirmed, the Russian couple would rank among the country's worst serial killers.

The investigation started on Sept. 11, according to the Moscow Times, when crews repairing a road found a discarded cellphone. It still worked, so they swiped through the photos.

What they found made them dash to the police station. On the phone were "photos of a man with different parts of a dismembered human body in his mouth," the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.

Around the same time that investigators were poring over the phone, officers found the dismembered corpse of a 35-year-old woman near the state-run aviation academy where the couple lived, according to Vice News.

Investigators were able to determine the phone's owner via "special technical measures," and arrested Baksheev, according to a news release.

In police custody, he told authorities that he and his wife had practiced cannibalism at least 30 times in the past two decades, according to the BBC.

The investigation ballooned from there. The details are still spotty, but some have seeped out as the story has rocketed around the world.

The earliest potential killing, based on the time stamps of photos the couple had, dates back to 1999.

For years, the couple had been living at what the BBC called a "hostel accommodation" at the site of a military base in the city. One or both had at one point worked on the base, in the kitchen.

Investigators have not said how they believe the couple chose their victims, only how they rendered them unconscious - and what came after.

"In the place of residence of the suspects, the investigators discovered fragments of the human body in saline solution in the dormitory . . . Frozen meat parts of unknown origin were seized in the kitchen," investigators said, according to CBS News.

According to CNN, one police source said, "at the moment, law enforcement had discovered a glass jar with a canned hand."

Unofficially, officials have designated the pair the "cannibal couple," but they have not released many details about them.

Russian news stations released video of the police search, apparently from the couple's home.

The footage showed a messy, disheveled room, with trash, debris and clothes scattered on the floor and draped over furniture. There were also wigs on top of a small freezer and dozens of pictures on a bed.

The pictures were telling, Russian investigators said. One photograph is dated Dec. 28, 1999 and appears to show a dismembered human head on a serving plate with fruit.

Earlier this year, former Siberian policeman Mikhail Popkov - nicknamed "the werewolf of Siberia" for his brutal killings - confessed to killing 81 people.

According to The Washington Post, Popkov's victims ranged in age from 17 to 38. He started his spree as a police officer, offering women rides in his car, then taking them to remote locations and raping and killing them.</s>Dmitry Baksheev and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at the military base where they lived

A couple arrested for murder in the south-west Russian city of Krasnodar have admitted killing up to 30 people, local media report.

Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at the military base where they lived.

Police confirmed a number of food and meat items discovered at their home were now being tested for human DNA.

A mobile phone was found by road construction workers earlier this month with graphic images of dismembered body parts on the device.

One photograph uncovered and published on Russian media appears to show Mr Baksheev posing with a dismembered body part in his mouth.

A body of a 35-year-old woman was then reportedly discovered at a military academy where the couple live.

The body was dismembered and a bag of the victim’s belongings were reportedly also found.

The couple reportedly still lived in the hostel accommodation at the property after once working at the site.

The Russian interior ministry confirmed the man in the images had been identified and arrested.

Footage has been released on Russian state media reportedly showing police searching the couple’s home.

A number of human body parts were pictured, some preserved in saline in jars.

In a statement, the Investigative Committee of the Krasnodar Territory confirmed that during the search “food fragments and frozen meat pieces of unknown origin were seized in the kitchen”.

They confirmed forensic testing was being done to determine if the items were human or animal.

Russian media report that photographs found printed in the apartment and on mobile phones could suggest the killings could date back almost two decades.

One photograph is dated 28 December 1999 and appears to show a dismembered human head on a serving plate with fruit.

Police have confirmed the couple remain in custody on the initial murder charge while further investigations and biological testing continues.</s>A Russian 'cannibal couple' has admitted to killing and eating as many as 30 people over 18 years, according to local reports.

Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, 42, confessed to authorities in Krasnodar, southern Russia, after police found body parts belonging to eight people in and around their home at a military academy.

Police say they found photographic and physical evidence of a number of bizarre cannibalistic activities.

On photo purportedly shows a human head served up to eat on a plate of oranges. Another shows a dead man with a severed hand, presumably his, stuffed into his own mouth.

Police reportedly found human remains kept in pickle jars in the couple's fridge in their rooms at the Military Aviation Academy. The freezer provided another trove of evidence for detectives: they found packs of frozen human meat inside.

And 19 remains of 'human skin' were also discovered – "removed from dead people" – in the couple's quarters, along with a bucket and a toilet both containing body parts.

A bag containing one of the alleged victim's possessions was also found. It is believed to belong to an unnamed 35-year-old whose photo was released by police. She was from the Kirov region but had moved to Krasnodar. Dmitry's picture was released.

Dmitry and Natalia are believed to work at the Military Aviation Academy, according to the Mash agency, via the Daily Mail.

The wife was reported to have been examined by forensic psychologists, who said she was "an absolutely healthy and adequate person who fully accounts of her actions".

Fellow residents at the on-site accommodation where the couple lived reported a smell of ether coming from their rooms. It is believed that they used the chemical to knockout their victims.

A colleague said: "Each time we tried to enter their room, they started wild shouting and crying. Natalia is a scandalous woman, aggressive, so we did not risk it.'

Investigator Natalia Smyatskaya said that police were already probing other murders to see if they were linked.

Earlier this month a South African court heard that two men slaughtered their younger brother so they could use his body parts and blood for a black magick "medicine" to cure one of them of epilepsy.
Russian police arrest a couple from the southern Krasnodar region that has allegedly murdered as many as 30 people since 1999 and consumed parts of the human bodies.