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On the second of November 2011, Russian police entered the home that Anatoly Moskvin, a writer and former university lecturer shared with his parents. Suspecting him of being involved in possible extremism against the muslim population, they mmight have been expecting to find plans for some sort of attack or at least extremist literature. But what they found was much more unusual. Around the flat they found 29 life sized homemade dolls. Created out of what appeared to be paper mache, the dolls were dressed in womens clothes and in many cases had buttons sewn into their faces for eyes. Many were covered in makeup, in some cases faces had been drawn on. Others wore the faces of soft toys that had been removed and attached to the dolls. When the officers moved the dolls, they made an odd sound. It appeared a number of them had music boxes buried in their chests that would emit a jingle when they were moved. It was also noted that some appeared to have holes directly underneath the eye area. It’s hard to know what the anti terror police would have made of this scene, but it didn’t take them long to discover that these dolls were hiding something much darker. Inside each of these dolls were the mummified remains of 29 young girls. What they had uncovered was one of the most bizarre crimes in recent years. It’s tim to dim the light and get comfortable, as I bring you one of the strangest true crime reports I have ever come across. A story of black magic, ghosts, cloning, insanity and abuse. This is the story of the man the Russian media called The Puppeter. This is the sad tale of Anatoly Maskvin and his human dolls. If you love tales of the paranormal, true crime and unexplainded mysteries then make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications so that you never miss another entry into The Tape Library.