According to information provided by the Russian publication E1.RU, the defendant claims that his father, Vasily Petrichenko, is the true culprit who killed seven people with a hammer. However, prosecutors have refuted this version, pointing out that Vasily Petrichenko is currently listed as missing in Kyrgyzstan.
As reported by the media, "The father was the only one Viktor confided in regarding his crime. He advised his son to remain silent. So far, there is no evidence that he was in the Urals in 1993, and fingerprints of Viktor were found in the apartment where the murder took place."
