[1] Retunsky picked up every victim at the roadside, thereby luring them into his trap: from the passenger's side, the truck lacked an internal door handle.
Having raped and killed another victim, he took her rottweiler puppy home, and when the dog was seen near his house, Retunsky was detained.
He had to be guarded heavily to avoid any lynching attempt from his fellow countrymen, and the trial was held in a closed court.
Under the assurances of the management of the Investigative Committee for the Voronezh Oblast, relatives of Retunsky's victims were taken under state protection.
[4] Later in the spring of 2012, Vladimir Retunsky was again detained by law enforcement agencies on charges of stealing 1,500 rubles.