Russell "Texas" Bentley MURDERED By Russian Soldiers

On Episode 33 of "Strange Bedfellows" I reported on the mysterious disappearance of my friend Russell "Texas" Bentley, who vanished from #Donetsk on April 8th.

After 20 days of speculation as to whether Russell was dead or alive, it has now been confirmed by his wife Lyudmila that he was indeed murdered.

The 64 year-old Bentley, an American citizen, left his #Austin, #Texas home in 2014 to fight for #Russia in the #Donbass region of #Ukraine. He joined the armed forces of the Donetsk People's Republic and served numerous combat missions. After aging out of military service, Russell worked as a reporter for #Sputnik television news.

On the day he disappeared, Russell was on his way to investigate the scene of a Ukrainian shelling in his capacity as a journalist. He never returned.

His white Niva car was later found burned and blown up at the brick factory in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, almost at the front line. Inside were Russell's remains.

His body was incinerated. Collected fragments were taken for DNA analysis to make a positive identification.

After days of being stonewalled by local authorities, Russell's widow Lyudmila released a video statement in which she made a desperate appeal directly to Russian president Vladimir #Putin for help.

After Lyudmila's video appeal to the president, "the matter was taken up at the top" by Moscow military authorities, who quickly arrested members from the 5th Tank Brigade of the Russian Federation.

The still-unnamed alleged killers were said in a statement posted April 28th by Lyudmila on Russell's official Telegram channel to be "werewolf extortionists." ("Werewolves" are soldiers with loyalties to Ukraine inside the Russian armed forces.)

The soldiers were apparently intending to rob Russell Bentley, thinking him a wealthy American, before killing him and attempting to dispose of his body.

A criminal investigation has been opened into Bentley's violent and mysterious death. What we now know provides more questions than answers.

On this edition of Maverick News we have a new interview with Russell's widow Lyudmila and her attorney with the latest details on the case.

Join us tonight at 9 Eastern.

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