However, when they arrived at the Pishchakino Railway Station in the Nekouzsky District, Gromov and his mistress began arguing, resulting in him beating her severely (with either brass knuckles or a hammer).
However, one night in May 2008, while Gromov was visiting Levitskaya's apartment on Dobrolyubov Street, the pair got into an argument, during which Legitskaya was then struck on the head with a hammer and knocked out.
[1] Knowing that the authorities would likely catch him if he remained in Yaroslavl,[3] Gromov hid from police for the next three years, alternating between Kursk, Tver and Oryol.
This didn't last long, however, as in February 2011, while he was visiting his concubine's home on Marinchenko Street, Gromov started an argument with her.
[1] After killing his victims, Gromov then took his concubine's 4-year-old daughter and fled back to his parents' house in Lyubim, where he planned to lie low for a while.