The case of the Lipetsk killer acquired great public resonance, and for his capture, a reward of 100 thousand rubles and a car were promised.
Sedykh was repeatedly detained by police officers, but due to a lack of evidence against him, he was released.
In 2008, a relative accidentally found a mobile phone from one of the victims and turned it on, which made it possible to trace his whereabouts.
On 4 June 2008, Sedykh was detained, and the above-mentioned material evidence was found in the garage.
[2] In September 2013, the media reported that the convict had committed suicide by hanging himself in a colony cell, but the regional UFSIN disproved this information the following day.