Prosecutors in the murder case against a flamboyant Russian professor who murdered and dismembered his student lover are seeking a 15-year prison term for a crime that has captivated St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, over the past year.
RFE/RL: Prosecutors seek 15 years for Russian historian who murdered girlfriend
Russian professor Oleg Sokolov stands behind a glass as he attends his court hearing in Saint Petersburg on Nov. 11, 2019, after the historian confessed to the murder and the dismembering of his former student lover.
